John Aung Hla

John Aung Hla was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.
He was ordained in 1939. He became Archdeacon of Mandalay in 1946 and an Assistant Bishop of Rangoon in 1949. He and Francis [Ah Mya] were the first native bishops in Calcutta. He was consecrated a bishop on Pentecost day, 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.