Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne
Archbishop of Melbourne | |
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Archbishopric | |
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Incumbent: Philip Freier since 16 December 2006 | |
Style | The Most Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
Residence | Bishopscourt, East Melbourne |
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First holder | Charles Perry |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established |
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Diocese | Melbourne |
Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne |
Website | |
Diocese of Melbourne |
The Archbishop of Melbourne is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne.[1]
List of bishops and archbishops of Melbourne
[edit]Bishops of Melbourne | ||||
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No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1 | 1847 | 1876 | Charles Perry | Left the diocese in 1874 to return to England where he recruited the first Bishop of Ballarat and assisted in appointment of his successor; resigned in 1876.[2] |
2 | 1876 | 1886 | James Moorhouse | Translated to Manchester. |
3 | 1887 | 1901 | Field Flowers Goe | |
4 | 1902 | 1905 | Lowther Clarke | Became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1905. |
Archbishops of Melbourne | ||||
4 | 1905 | 1920 | Lowther Clarke | Bishop of Melbourne until 1905. |
5 | 1921 | 1929 | Harrington Lees | Died in office. |
6 | 1929 | 1941 | Frederick Head | Died in office. |
7 | 1942 | 1957 | Joseph Booth | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne (Bishop of Geelong) since 1934. |
8 | 1957 | 1977 | Sir Frank Woods | Translated from Middleton; also Primate of Australia from 1971; knighted in 1972. |
9 | 1977 | 1983 | Bob Dann | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1969. |
10 | 1984 | 1989 | David Penman | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1982; died in office. |
11 | 1990 | 1999 | Keith Rayner | Previously Bishop of Wangaratta, then Archbishop of Adelaide; also Primate of Australia from 1989. |
12 | 2000 | 2005 | Peter Watson | Previously Bishop in Parramatta and then of the Southern Region (both in Sydney diocese). |
13 | 2006 | present | Philip Freier | Translated from the Northern Territory; also Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese: Melbourne". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Robin, A. de Q. (1967). Charles Perry Bishop of Melbourne. Nedlands WA: University of Western Australia Press.
External links
[edit] Media related to Archbishops of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Diocese of Melbourne – official site