Hunter was born in Wanstead, east London on 3 June 1916.[1] He studied at Leeds University and completed his preparation for Holy Orders at the College of the Resurrection at Mirfield, England. He was made deacon in 1941 and ordained as a priest in 1942.
Hunter began his ministry as a curate at St George's Church, Jesmond, in 1943 he went to South Africa and served in the Orlando Mission District until 1947. He then served at the Johannesburg Coloured Mission in Ferreirasdorp. In 1948 he returned to England and was appointed the vicar of Ashington. In 1960 he became the vicar of Huddersfield and after that the Rural Dean of Huddersfield. During his time at Huddersfield he was appointed an honorary canon of Wakefield
He served as the inaugural bishop of Swaziland from 1968 to 1975.
^"The Rt Rev Anthony Hunter". The Telegraph. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
^"Newcastle's new Assistant Bishop". Church Times. No. 6117. 9 October 1980. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 September 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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