John Aung Hla was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.^[1]

He was ordained in 1939. He became Archdeacon of Mandalay in 1946^[2] and an Assistant Bishop of Rangoon in 1949.^[3] He and Francis Ah Mya were the first native bishops in Calcutta.^[4][5] He was consecrated a bishop on Pentecost day (5 June), by George Hubback, Bishop of Calcutta, at St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta.^[6][7]

In 1958, he became the first Burmese national to attend the Lambeth Conference in England.^[2]

In 1973 he became the second Archbishop of Burma, succeeding Archbishop Ah Mya.^[2][8]