Bishop of Wangaratta | |
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Bishopric | |
anglican | |
Incumbent: Clarence Bester since 23 February 2020 | |
Style | The Right Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
Residence | Bishop's Lodge, Wangaratta |
Information | |
First holder | Thomas Armstrong |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | 24 February 1902 |
Diocese | Wangaratta |
Cathedral | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta |
Website | |
Diocese of Wangaratta |
The Bishop of Wangaratta is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, Australia. [1]
Bishops of Wangaratta | ||||
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No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1 | 1902 | 1927 | Thomas Armstrong | Consecrated 24 February 1902. |
2 | 1927 | 1942 | Stephen Hart | Previously Dean of Melbourne. |
3 | 1943 | 1963 | Thomas Armour | Previously Dean of Newcastle; died in office. |
4 | 1963 | 1969 | Theodore McCall | Translated from Rockhampton; died in office. |
5 | 1969 | 1975 | Keith Rayner AO | Translated to Adelaide, then to Melbourne; also later Primate of Australia. |
6 | 1975 | 1985 | Max Thomas | |
7 | 1985 | 1994 | Robert Beal | Previously Dean of Wangaratta and Dean of Newcastle. |
8 | 1995 | 1997 | Paul Richardson | Translated from Aipo Rongo, Papua New Guinea; later Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, England and, subsequently, a Roman Catholic priest. |
9 | 1998 | 2008 | David Farrer | Later a vicar in the Church of England. |
10 | 2008 | 2019 | John Parkes | Previously Dean of Brisbane. |
11 | 2020 | present | Clarence Bester | Consecrated 22 February 2020, enthroned 23 February 2020. |
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