John Henry Norton

John Henry Norton was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.

Biography

John Henry Norton was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 31 December 1855.
Ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1882, Norton was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Augusta, South Australia, in 1906. He worked assiduously to develop his far-flung diocese.
He died at his home in Peterborough on 22 March 1923, while still in office.