Anglican Bishop of Bendigo

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Bishop of Bendigo
Bishopric
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Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent:
Matt Brain
since 17 February 2018 (2018-02-17)
Style The Right Reverend
Location
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical province Victoria
Information
First holder Henry Langley
Denomination Anglicanism
Established5 March 1902 (1902-03-05)
Diocese Bendigo
Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo
Website
Diocese of Bendigo

The Bishop of Bendigo is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo, Australia. [1]

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List of Bishops of Bendigo

Bishops of Bendigo
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
119021906 Henry Langley Installed and enthroned 5 March 1902.
219071920 John Langley Previously Archdeacon of Cumberland and a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
319201938 Donald Baker
419381957 Charles Riley CBE VD Previously Archdeacon of Northam.
519571974 Ronald Richards Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat.
619751991 Oliver Heyward Later assistant to the Primate of Australia.
719921993 Ben Wright Previously Archdeacon of Stirling, then of the Goldfields and finally of O’Connor.
819952002 David Bowden Previously Archdeacon of the Central Coast, then of Newcastle.
920032017 Andrew Curnow AM Previously Bishop of the Northern Region, Melbourne.
102018present Matt Brain Previously Assistant Bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. Installed 17 February 2018.

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References

  1. "Diocese: Bendigo". Anglican Communion . Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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