Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne

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Archbishop of Melbourne
Archbishopric
anglican
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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
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical province Victoria
Residence Bishopscourt, East Melbourne
Information
First holder Charles Perry
Denomination Anglican
Established
  • Bishopric on 25 June 1847 (1847-06-25)
  • Archbishopric in 1905 (1905)
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]

Contents

List of bishops and archbishops of Melbourne

Bishops of Melbourne
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
118471876 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]
218761886 James Moorhouse Translated to Manchester.
318871901 Field Flowers Goe
419021905 Lowther Clarke Became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1905.
Archbishops of Melbourne
419051920Lowther ClarkeBishop of Melbourne until 1905.
519211929 Harrington Lees Died in office.
619291941 Frederick Head Died in office.
719421957 Joseph Booth Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne (Bishop of Geelong) since 1934.
819571977Sir Frank Woods Translated from Middleton; also Primate of Australia from 1971; knighted in 1972.
919771983 Bob Dann Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1969.
1019841989 David Penman Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1982; died in office.
1119901999 Keith Rayner Previously Bishop of Wangaratta, then Archbishop of Adelaide; also Primate of Australia from 1989.
1220002005 Peter Watson Previously Bishop in Parramatta and then of the Southern Region (both in Sydney diocese).
132006present Philip Freier Translated from the Northern Territory; also Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020.

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References

  1. "Diocese: Melbourne". Anglican Communion . Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. Robin, A. de Q. (1967). Charles Perry Bishop of Melbourne. Nedlands WA: University of Western Australia Press.

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