Bishop of North Queensland | |
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Bishopric | |
anglican | |
Incumbent: Keith Joseph since 31 March 2019 | |
Style | Right Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Queensland |
Residence | Townsville |
Information | |
First holder | George Stanton |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 1879 |
Diocese | North Queensland |
Cathedral | St James' Cathedral, Townsville |
Website | |
Diocese of North Queensland |
The Bishop of North Queensland is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of North Queensland, Australia. [1]
The seat of the bishop is at St James's Cathedral, Townsville, Queensland.
Bishops of North Queensland | ||||
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No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1 | 1878 | 1891 | George Stanton | |
2 | 1891 | 1902 | Christopher Barlow | Bishop of Goulburn (1902–1915) |
3 | 1902 | 1913 | George Frodsham | |
4 | 1913 | 1947 | John Feetham | later canonised as St John Oliver Feetham |
5 | 1947 | 1952 | Wilfrid Belcher | |
6 | 1953 | 1970 | Ian Shevill | Afterwards Bishop of Newcastle |
7 | 1971 | 1996 | John Lewis | Previously with the Society of the Sacred Mission |
8 | 1996 | 2002 | Clyde Wood | previously Bishop of the Northern Territory |
9 | 2002 | 2007 | John Noble | |
10 | 2007 | 2018 | Bill Ray | |
11 | 2019 | present | Keith Joseph | Previously Dean of Darwin |
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