Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne

For the Roman Catholic archbishops, see Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.

Archbishop of Melbourne
Archbishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent: Vacant since 10 February 2025 (2025-02-10)
Style	The Most Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
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]

List of bishops and archbishops of Melbourne

Bishops of Melbourne
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	2025	Philip Freier	Translated from the Northern Territory; also Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020.

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.

External links

Media related to Archbishops of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

• Diocese of Melbourne – official site