The Bishop of Newcastle is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Australia.[1]
Bishop of Newcastle | |
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Bishopric | |
anglican | |
Incumbent: Peter Stuart since 2 February 2018 | |
Style | The Right Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | New South Wales |
Information | |
First holder | William Tyrrell |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Established | 25 June 1847 |
Diocese | Newcastle |
Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle |
Website | |
Diocese of Newcastle |
List of Bishops of Newcastle
editBishops of Newcastle | ||||
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No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1 | 1847 | 1879 | William Tyrrell[2] | Installed 26 January 1848; died in office. |
2 | 1880 | 1889 | Josiah Pearson | |
3 | 1890 | 1905 | George Stanton | Translated from North Queensland; died in office. |
4 | 1906 | 1919 | Jack Stretch | Previously Dean of Ballarat, coadjutor bishop of Brisbane and Dean of Newcastle; died in office. |
5 | 1919 | 1928 | Reginald Stephen | Translated from Tasmania. |
6 | 1928 | 1930 | George Long | Translated from Bathurst; died in office. |
7 | 1931 | 1958 | De Witt Batty | Previously Dean of Brisbane and coadjutor bishop of Brisbane. |
8 | 1958 | 1972 | James Housden | Translated from Rockhampton. |
9 | 1973 | 1977 | Ian Shevill | Translated from North Queensland. |
10 | 1978 | 1992 | Alfred Holland | Previously Assistant Bishop of Perth. |
11 | 1993 | 2005 | Roger Herft AM | Translated from Waikato and Taranaki; translated to Perth. |
12 | 2005 | 2012 | Brian Farran | Previously Dean of Rockhampton and an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth. |
13 | 2013 | 2017 | Greg Thompson | Translated from the Northern Territory. |
14 | 2018 | present | Peter Stuart | Previously Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. |
Source(s):[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Diocese: Newcastle (AUS)". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Diocese of Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette. 26 January 1848. p. 120 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "History of the Diocese". Anglican Diocese of Newcastle (Australia). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle at Wikimedia Commons
- Diocese of Newcastle – official site