Province of Queensland
Encyclopedia
The Province of Queensland is an ecclesiastical province
of the Anglican Church of Australia
, the area of which covers that of the Northern Territory
and the state of Queensland
. The province consists of four dioceses: Brisbane
, North Queensland
, The Northern Territory
and Rockhampton
. The metropolitan
of the province is the Most Revd Phillip Aspinall
.
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of 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...
, the area of which covers that of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and the state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. The province consists of four dioceses: Brisbane
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane is based in Brisbane, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The current Archbishop of Brisbane is the Most Reverend Phillip Aspinall, who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.The diocese stretches from the inner...
, North Queensland
Anglican Diocese of North Queensland
The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland, in Australia, extends from Sarina in central Queensland to the Torres Strait Islands in the north and Mount Isa in the west. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St James, Townsville. The current Bishop of North Queensland is the Right...
, The Northern Territory
Anglican Diocese of The Northern Territory
The Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory covers Australia's Northern Territory and is part of the Province of Queensland in the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral church of the diocese is Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin. the Bishop of the Northern Territory is the Right Reverend...
and Rockhampton
Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton
The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of in the Province of Queensland and one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million hectares, roughly twice the size of New Zealand and four times the size of England and Wales. ...
. The metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
of the province is the Most Revd Phillip Aspinall
Phillip Aspinall
Phillip Aspinall has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia since February 2002 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia since July 2005. He succeeded Peter Hollingworth as Archbishop of Brisbane....
.