Anglican Bishop of Tasmania

For the Roman Catholic archbishops for the area, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart.

Bishop of Tasmania
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the diocese
Incumbent: Richard Condie since 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)
Style	The Right Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	Extra-provincial
Information
First holder	Francis Nixon
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	21 August 1842 (1842-08-21)
Diocese	Tasmania
Cathedral	St David's Cathedral, Hobart
Website
Diocese of Tasmania

The Lord Bishop of Tasmania is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania, Australia. ^[1]

List of Bishops of Tasmania

Bishops of Tasmania
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1842	1863	Francis Nixon	Consecrated 24 August 1842.
2	1864	1882	Charles Bromby	Later Assistant Bishop of Lichfield and Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells.
3	1883	1889	Daniel Sandford FRSE	Later coadjutor bishop to two successive Bishops of Durham.
4	1889	1901	Henry Montgomery KCMG	Father of Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
5	1902	1914	Edward Mercer	Later Archdeacon of Macclesfield.
6	1914	1919	Reginald Stephen	Previously Dean of Melbourne; translated to Newcastle.
7	1919	1943	Robert Hay	Previously Dean of Hobart; died in office.
8	1944	1963	Geoffrey Cranswick
9	1963	1981	Robert Davies CBE	Previously Assistant Bishop of Newcastle.
10	1982	2000	Philip Newell	Previously Archdeacon of Lilley.
11	2000	2015	John Harrower	Later Assistant Bishop assisting the Primate of Australia.
12	2016	present	Richard Condie	Previously an archdeacon in the Diocese of Melbourne; consecrated 19 March 2016.

John Vernon Kestell Cornish (13 October 1931 –26 January 1982) ^[2] was consecrated 19 May 1979 at St George's Cathedral, Perth, to serve as Assistant Bishop of Perth. He was elected Bishop of Tasmania (to succeed Davies) in 1981, but died suddenly, after moving to Hobart but before his scheduled enthronement; ^{[3] [4]} Newell was elected in his stead the same year. ^[5]

References

1. "Diocese: Tasmania". Anglican Communion . Retrieved 16 March 2021.
2. "Cornish, Rt. Rev (John) Vernon (Kestell)" . Who's Who . A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U163156.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "Briefly ..." The Living Church . 28 February 1982. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
4. Holland, Right Rev'd Dr Jonathan (8 March 2021). "Who Is This Vernon Cornish?". Anglican Focus. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
5. All Saints Anglican Network Tasmania — Biographies § Henry Jerrim

External links

Media related to Bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons

• Diocese of Tasmania – official site