Bishop of Bunbury | |
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| Bishopric | |
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 Coat of arms of the Diocese | |
| Incumbent: Ian Coutts since 3 November 2018 | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Western Australia |
| Information | |
| First holder | Frederick Goldsmith |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 1904 |
| Diocese | Bunbury |
| Cathedral | St Boniface's Cathedral, Bunbury |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Bunbury | |
The Bishop of Bunbury is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury, Australia. [1]
| Bishops of Bunbury | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1904 | 1917 | Frederick Goldsmith | Previously Dean of Perth; resigned and returned to England. |
| 2 | 1917 | 1937 | Cecil Wilson | Translated from Melanesia; retired. |
| 3 | 1938 | 1950 | Leslie Knight | Died in office. |
| 4 | 1951 | 1957 | Donald Redding | Returned to parish ministry. |
| 5 | 1957 | 1977 | Ralph Hawkins | Retired. |
| 6 | 1977 | 1983 | Stanley Goldsworthy | Previously Archdeacon of Wangaratta; returned to parish ministry. |
| 7 | 1984 | 2000 | Hamish Jamieson | Translated from Carpentaria. |
| 8 | 2000 | 2010 | David McCall | Translated from Willochra. |
| 9 | 2010 | 2017 | Allan Ewing | Previously an assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. |
| 10 | 2018 | present | Ian Coutts | Installed 3 November 2018. |
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