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[[File:AUS Melbourne, Central Business District, St Paul's Cathedral 043.jpg|thumb|Memorial in St Paul's Cathedral]]
'''Joseph John Booth''' [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (26 May 1887 – 30 October 1965) was the 7th [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] Archbishop of Melbourne.

Booth was educated at the [[University of Melbourne]] and ordained as a priest in 1914.<ref>"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, [[A & C Black]], 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> His first position was as a [[chaplain]] to the [[Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force]] during [[World War I]]. When [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|peace]] came he became [[vicar]] of [[Fairfield, Victoria]] and later the [[Archdeacon]] of [[Dandenong]] before becoming a [[coadjutor bishop]] in the Melbourne diocese (with the courtesy title of "Bishop of Geelong"<ref>''[[The Times]]'', 14 September 1934, p. 11, "New Coadjutor Bishop of Melbourne"</ref>) and often deputised for the archbishop, [[Frederick Waldegrave Head]].<ref>''The Times'', 4 May 1935, p. 10, "Bishop of Geelong to deputise for Archbishop of Melbourne"</ref> In 1936 he additionally became [[Archdeacon]] of [[Melbourne]].<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1938 p487: Oxford; OUP; 1938</ref> Booth became the archbishop of the [[Anglican Diocese of Melbourne]] in 1942.<ref>''The Times'', 1 November 1965, p. 12, "Most Rev. J. J. Booth"</ref> Further wartime service with the Allied Invasion Forces<ref>Booth was Deputy Assistant Chaplain-General, ''Who's Who''</ref> provided an unusual start to an [[Bishop|episcopate]]. He retired in 1957.

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