Richard Appleby (bishop)

The Rt Rev Richard Franklin Appleby was an Anglican Bishop in the late 20th century.

Born on 17 November 1940, he was educated at the University of Melbourne. Ordained in 1967, his first posts were curacies at Glenroy and North Balwyn. He was then Warden of Wollaston College and Chaplain to the Archbishop of Perth. From 1975 he was Rector of Belmont and then Dean of Bathurst (1980–1983). From 1983 to 1992 he was Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. In 1992 he became Bishop of the Northern Territory, and retired in 1999. He is married to Elizabeth Appleby.