Stuart was born on 17 November 1942 to Campbell and Ruth Stuart (née Butcher). In 1970, he graduated the
University of New England, Australia with a
Bachelor of Arts (BA) and
Certificate in Education (CertEd); and, in 1972, he became a
Member of the Australian College of Educators (MACE). in which post he remained until 1998. In that post, he also served the diocese as
Bishop Administrator (presumably in 1996 between the retirement of
John Lewis and the arrival of
Clyde Wood.) Stuart moved to the
United Kingdom: his appointment to be Chaplain of
Liverpool Hope University College and an
honorary assistant bishop in the
Diocese of Liverpool was gazetted in February 1999. He remained Chaplain until 2001, until 2005 (when the institutions gained full university status as Liverpool Hope University); from then until his January 2011 retirement, he served as an Assistant/
Pro-Vice Chancellor — Student Support & Well-being. Having retired from Hope and as an honorary assistant bishop, he has been given the honorary title Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus. ==References==