John Aung Hla was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He was ordained in 1939 and then became Archdeacon of Mandalay in 1946,Anglican History website, Time Line of The Anglican in Myanmar Church of the Province of Myanmar (Burma), 1825-2001, by Bishop Stephen Myint Oo Than (December 2004) He became Assistant Bishop of Rangoon in 1949.Ecclesiastical News The Times Thursday, 5 May 1949; p. 7; Issue 51373; col D He and Francis Ah Mya were the first native bishops in Calcutta.Church of the Province of Myanmar (Anglican) website, HistoryGoogle Books website, Christianity in East and Southeast Asia, edited by Ross Kenneth R. Ross He was consecrated a bishop on Pentecost day (5 June) by George Hubback, Bishop of Calcutta, at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.
In 1958, he became the first Burmese national to attend the Lambeth Conference in England.
In 1973, he became the second Archbishop of Burma, succeeding Archbishop Ah Mya.ttc
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