Bishop of Newcastle, Australia
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The present bishop
of Newcastle
in the Anglican Church of Australia
is the Right Reverend Brian Farran, who was enthroned on 24 June 2005 (the feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist) at Christ Church Cathedral
, Newcastle, New South Wales
.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
in the Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
is the Right Reverend Brian Farran, who was enthroned on 24 June 2005 (the feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist) at Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral (Newcastle, New South Wales)
The Cathedral Church of Christ the King or Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales Australia. The church, in the Gothic Revival style, is located on a hill at the city's eastern end in the suburb called The Hill....
, Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
.
Former bishops
- William Tyrrell, 1847-1879
- Josiah Brown PearsonJosiah Brown PearsonJosiah Brown Pearson was the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales from 1880 until 1890.Born in 1841, he was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1865 he held curacies in Cambridge before holding incumbencies at Horningsea and Newark. In...
, 1880-1889 (formerly vicar of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-TrentChurch of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-TrentThe Church of St. Mary Magadalene, Newark-on-Trent is a parish church in the Church of England in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.-Building:It is notable for...
) - George Henry StantonGeorge Henry StantonGeorge Henry Stanton was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th.Stanston was born in Stratford, London on 3 September 1835 he was educated at Hertford College, Oxford and ordained in 1858. His first post was as a Curate at Christ Church, Rotherhithe...
, 1890-1905 - John Francis StretchJohn Francis StretchJohn Francis "Jack" Stretch was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th....
, 1906-1919 - Reginald StephenReginald StephenReginald Stephen was the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania from 1914 until 1919 and then the Bishop of Newcastle from 1919 until his retirement in 1928....
, 1919-1928 - George Merrick LongGeorge Merrick LongGeorge Merrick Long CBE was an Anglican bishop who had previously served as a brigadier general in the Australian Army in World War I. He was also involved in the establishment of Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne where he also became headmaster...
, 1928-1930 - Francis de Witt BattyFrancis de Witt BattyFrancis de Witt Batty was the Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales from 1931 until his retirement in 1958....
, 1931-1958 - James Alan George HousdenJames Alan George HousdenJames Alan George Housden was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland from 1947 to 1958. In 1958 he then became the Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales until 1972....
, 1958-1972 - Ian Wotton Allnutt ShevillIan Wotton Allnutt ShevillIan Wotton Allnutt Shevill AO was an Australian Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century.Shevill was educated at Scot’s College, Sydney and Sydney University. He was ordained in 1941 and his first position was as a curate of St Paul's Burwood, New South Wales...
, 1973-1977 - Alfred Charles HollandAlfred Charles HollandAlfred Charles Holland is a retired Anglican Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. He served from 1978 to 1992.- External links :*. Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle...
, 1978-1992. - Roger HerftRoger HerftRoger Adrian Herft is a bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has been the Archbishop of Perth since 2005.Born in Wattegama, Sri Lanka, Herft studied at the Royal College in Colombo, later training for the ministry at United Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, receiving a B.Th....
, 1993-2005
External links
- Anglican Diocese of Newcastle History
- http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/hunter-priests-evil-child-sex-secrets/1973208.aspx