Background
McCall was born into a distinguished family and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School.
McCall was born into a distinguished family and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School.
He studied for the priesthood at Street Michael’s Theological College in Crafers and was ordained in 1963.
He served curacies at Street Alban’s Griffith and Street Peter’s Broken Hill. He was then priest-in-charge of Barellan-Weethalle, Rector of Street John's Corowa and (his last post before ordination to the episcopate) the incumbent of Street George’s, Goodwood. In 1987 he became Bishop of Willochra and in 2000 was translated to the Diocese of Bunbury.