For the: Roman Catholic archbishops, see Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.
Archbishop of Melbourne | |
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Archbishopric | |
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Coat of arms of the Diocese | |
Incumbent: Philip Freier since 16 December 2006 (2006-12-16) | |
Style | The Most Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
Residence | Bishopscourt, East Melbourne |
Information | |
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.
List of bishops. And archbishops of Melbourne※
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 | 1876 | 1886 | James Moorhouse | Translated to Manchester. |
3 | 1887 | 1901 | Field Flowers Goe | |
4 | 1902 | 1905 | Lowther Clarke | Became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1905. |
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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※
- ^ "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※
Media related to Archbishops of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Diocese of Melbourne – official site