Anglican Diocese of Bathurst

Diocese of Bathurst
Diocese of Bathurst
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	New South Wales
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Sydney
Coordinates	32°S146°E / 32°S 146°E
Statistics
Parishes	32
Information
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	1870
Cathedral	All Saints' Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop of Bathurst	Mark Calder
Dean	James Hodson
Website
	www.bathurstanglican.org.au

Last updated July 13, 2025

The Anglican Diocese of Bathurst is located in the Province of New South Wales. It includes the cities of Orange, Bathurst and Dubbo. The Bishop is the Right Reverend Mark Calder, installed on 23 November 2019.

Ministry

The diocese has 28 parishes covering about a third of the state of New South Wales. As well as the cities of Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst, major towns in the diocese include Bourke, Cobar, Cowra, Forbes, Mudgee, Parkes and Wellington.

Cathedral

The cathedral church of the diocese is All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst in the heart of the city. The cathedral building was originally designed by Edmund Blacket in 1845 as a parish church, but became a cathedral in 1870 with the creation of the Diocese of Bathurst. An organ was installed in 1886 and bells were hung in 1855. In the 1890s, however, the bell tower was found to be unstable, so the bells could not be "rung full circle" but only by striking them.

Due to structural problems the original cathedral was demolished in 1969–70 and replaced in 1971 by a new building constructed in a 20th-century style. In 2009, the bells were rehung in a new bell tower attached to the new cathedral.

Senior clergy

Bishops of Bathurst

Bishops of Bathurst
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1869	1885	Samuel Marsden	Returned to England and served as an honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester.
2	1887	1911	Charles Camidge	Enthroned 3 January 1888; died in office.
3	1911	1928	George Long CBE	Consecrated 30 November 1911; translated to Newcastle.
4	1928	1936	Horace Crotty	Previously Dean of Newcastle; returned to England.
5	1937	1958	Arnold Wylde CBE	Coadjutor bishop since 1927; died in office.
6	1959	1981	Ken Leslie OBE
7	1981	1989	Howell Witt	Translated from North West Australia.
8	1989	2000	Bruce Wilson	previously Director of St Mark's Theological College, Canberra and Assistant Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
9	2001	2012	Richard Hurford OAM	Previously Dean of Grafton
10	2013	2019	Ian Palmer	Consecrated and installed on 9 February 2013.^[1] Previously Archdeacon of South Canberra
11	2019	present	Mark Calder	Consecrated 21 November 2019, installed 23 November 2019.^[2]

Assistant bishops

The following people have served as an assistant bishop in the diocese:

Arnold Lomas Wylde, consecrated 1 November 1927 (served as bishop coadjutor until his enthronement as Bishop of Bathurst on 23 February 1937)^[3]
Montague D'Arcy Collins, consecrated 11 June 1951 (served as bishop coadjutor until his death on 9 July 1959)^[4]^[5]
Peter Thomas Danaher, consecrated 30 July 2005 (served until 15 July 2009)^[6]^[7]^[8]
John Stead, consecrated 29 August 2009 (translated to Willochra in 2012)^[8]

Deans of Bathurst

The following individuals have served as Deans of the All Saints' Cathedral in Bathurst:

Ordinal	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
1	John Thomas Marriott	1882	1912	^[9]
2	Henry Robert Holmes	1932	unknown	Died 1948^[10]
3	Eric Arthur George Barker	1971	?	^[11]
4	Richard Franklin Appleby	1979	1982	Afterwards Bishop of Northern Territory, 1992^[12]
5	Colin Davies Sheumack	1982	1987	Afterwards Bishop of Gippsland, 1987^[13]
6	Ken Hewlett	1988	1993	Later became vicar at St Andrew's Church, Brighton in 1993 upon the retirement of Harlin Butterley and served there until 2003.
7	Michael Birch	1994	2001
8	Andrew Sempell	2002	2010
9	Anne Wentzel	2010	2016
10	James Hodson	2017	present

Parishes and Churches

Most of the 28 parishes in the Diocese each perform services at multiple locations. Sunday and weekday services are usually conducted weekly or in certain weeks of the month indicated below in parentheses. In addition to church buildings, many parishes conduct services in nursing homes, hospitals or community halls which are included below. Most parishes employ one priest to oversee ministry of the parish who can be assisted by lay staff, assistant clergy or honorary clergy.

Many of the smaller or rural parishes do not keep or frequently update websites, meaning that the services times and staff listed below may be outdated. The best way to find accurate service times in these locations is to contact or visit the parish directly. In 2020, many of these service times were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many parishes, as well as the bishop himself, conducted services online.

Parishes and Churches in the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst with Service Times
Parish	Staff	Church	Services
Bathurst Cathedral	Very Rev James Hodson Ms Kathy Keech	All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst	Sat 5:00pm, 6:00pm Sun 8:30am, 10:00am, 4:30pm (1st, 3rd) Mon 8:30am Tue 1:00pm Wed 8:30am Fri 10:00am
		St Stephen's Fitzgerald's Valley	Sun 2:00pm (4th)
		Holy Spirit, Turondale	Sun 3:00pm (3rd)
		St Barnabas', South Bathurst	Sun 9:30am
St Paul's, Yetholme	Sun 11:45am (1st, 3rd)
St Peter's, Rockley	Sun 11:00am, 11:30am (4th), 3:00pm (2nd)
Blayney	-	Christ Church, Blayney	Sun 8:00am, 9:30am
		St Mark's, Millthorpe	Sun 9:30am
		Holy Spirit, Trunkey Creek	Sun 8:00am (2nd), 9:00am (4th)
		St James', Barry	Sun 9:00am (3rd)
Bourke/Brewarrina	Rev John & Denise Gaff Rev Canon Grahame Yager	Bourke
		Brewarrina	Sun 9:00am
		Weilmoringle Tennis Shed	by arrangement
		Wanaaring Community Hall	by arrangement (monthly)
Canowindra	Rev Joy Harris	All Saints', Canowindra	Sun 9:00am
		Uniting, Canowindra	Sun 5:00pm (3rd) Thu 10:00am (1st, 2nd)
		St Matthews', Woodstook	Sun 8:00am (1st, 3rd), evening (5th)
		Uniting, Cranbury	Sun 11:00am (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th)
		Uniting, Cudal	Sun evening (2nd)
Cobar	Company of the Good Shepherd	St Paul's, Cobar	Sun 9:00am
Condobolin	Company of the Good Shepherd	All Saints', Condobolin	Sun 9:00am Wed 10:30am (4th)
		The Ret. Village, Condobolin	Wed 10:30am (1st)
		Kiacatoo CWA Hall	by arrangement
		Vermont Hill Tennis Club	by arrangement
Coolah/Dunedoo	-	St Andrew's, Coolah	Sun 9:00am
		All Saints', Dunedoo	Sun 8:30am (1st, 3rd) Sat 6:00pm (before 2nd & 4th Sun)
		St Chad's, Mendooran	Sun 11:30am (3rd)
		St Laurence's, Neilrex	Sun 11:30am (4th)
		Old School, Elong Elong	Sun 11:30am (2nd)
		St John's, Uarbry	destroyed by fire
		Coolah Hospital	Wed 10:30am (1st)
		Kahkama Hospital, Dunedoo	Fri 9:45am (3rd)
Coonabarabran	-	Christ Church, Coonabarabran	Sun 7:30am (not 5th), 9:00am
		St Andrew's, Binnaway	Sun 9:30am (1st, 3rd)
		'Cooinda' Day Care	Fri 9:30am
Coonamble		St Barnabas', Coonamble	Sun 9:00am
		Warrumbungles	Sun 3:00pm (4th)
		Quambone	Sun 11:30am (3rd)
		Marra Creek	Sun 3:00pm (3rd)
		Carinda	by arrangement
Cowra	Rev John Croudace	St John's Cowra	Sun 9:00am (not 5th), 10:30am (5th)
		Holy Trinity, Darby's Falls	Sun 11:00am (1st, 3rd)
		St Peter's, Morongla	Sun 11:00am (2nd, 4th)
		Weeronga Nursing Home	Wed 11:00am (3rd)
		Bilyara Retirement Village	Mon 2:00pm (4th)
Cudal		St James', Cudal	Sun 8:45am (1st, 3rd)
		St Luke's, Manildra	Sun 10:30am (1st, 3rd, 4th)
		St Alban's, Toogong	Sun 8:30am (4th, not Jun-Aug)
Cumnock		St Matthew's, Cumnock	Sun 9:30am
		All Saints', Baldry	Sun 8:00am (1st, 3rd)
		Yeoval UPA Aged Care	Sun 1:30pm (2nd)
Dubbo	Rev Canon Brett Waterson	Holy Trinity, Dubbo	Sun 8:00am, 10:00am Wed 10:00am Fri 10:00am
Dubbo	Rev Canon Brett Waterson	Coboco Community Hall	Sun 5:00pm (2nd, 4th)
Eugowra	Rev Joy Harris	St Matthew's, Eugowra	c/- Canowindra
Forbes		St John's, Forbes	Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Fri 10:00am
		Bedgerebong	Sun 11:00am (4th)
		Jemalong Residential Village	Tue 10:30am (2nd, 4th)
		Northside Chapel	Sun 12:30pm (2nd)
Gilgandra	Rev Canon Grahame Yager	St Ambrose', Gilgandra	Sun 9:00am Fri 10:00am
		St Mary Magdalene, Tooraweenah	Sun 11:30 (1st)
		CWA Hall, Collie	Sun 11:30 (4th)
Grenfell	Rev Ross Craven	Holy Trinity, Grenfell	Sun 7:30am, 9:30am
		St Margaret's, Glenelg	Sun 11:30am (4th)
		St Paul's, Warraderry	special services
Gulgong		St Luke's, Gulgong	Sun 9:00am
Gulgong		Wenonah Lodge	Tue 10:30am (2nd)
Kelso	Rev Tim Fogo	Holy Trinity, Kelso	Sun 9:00am, 3:00pm Wed 10:00am
		St John the Evangelist, Peel	Sun 11:30am (1st, even months)
		St James', Raglan	Sun 11:30am (1st, odd months)
		Ilumba Gardens Ret. Village	Wed 11:00am (1st)
		Bathurst Nursing Home	Wed 10:00am (3rd)
		Bathurst Gardens Ret. Village	Thu 10:00am (4th)
Molong		St John's Molong	Sun 9:30am
		Holy Trinity, Beri	special services
		Molong Hospital	Fri 11:00am (2nd, 4th)
		Prunus Lodge Nursing Home	Fri 9:30am (2nd, 4th)
Mudgee	Rev Canon Jono Williams	St John the Baptist, Mudgee	Sun 8:30am, 5:30pm Wed 10:00am, 5:30pm Fri 5:30pm
		St Andrew's, Cooyal	Sun 10:00am (1st)
		Holy Redeemer, Windeyer	Sun 10:00am (4th)
		Pioneer House	Fri (1st)
		Mudgee Nursing Home	Fri (3rd)
		Kanandah	Fri (4th)
Narromine		St Mary's, Narromine	Sun 9:00am, 5:00pm Tue 10:00am
		St Andrew's Uniting, Trangie	Sun 11:00am (2nd, 4th)
		St John's Primary, Trangie	Thu 6:00pm
Nyngan		St Mark's, Nyngan	Sun 9:00am Thu 1:00am (1st)
		St Faith's Hermidale	Sun 11:00am (1st)
		"Mudall" Homestead	Fri 7:30pm (3rd)
		St Matthew's West Bogan	Sun (4th of quarter)
Oberon		St Barnabas', Oberon	Sun 9:00am
		St Stephen's, Tarana	Sun 11:30am (3rd)
		St Peter's, Mutton Falls	Sun 11:30am (5th)
Orange	Rev Andy Martin	Holy Trinity, Orange	Sun 8:30am, 10:30am Wed 10:30am
Orange East	Rev Bob Cameron	St Barnabas', Orange East	Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Thurs 10:30am
Orange East	Rev Bob Cameron	St Philip's, March	Sun 11:30am (1st)
Parkes		St George's, Parkes	Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Wed 10:00am Sat 6:00pm
		St Stephen's, Peak Hill	Sun 9:00am
		Bindogundra	Sun 11:15am (1st)
		Reedy Creek	Sun 11:30am (3rd)
Rylstone/Kandos	vacant	St James', Rylstone	Sun 9:00am (2nd, 4th)
		St Laurence', Kandos	Sun 9:00am (1st, 3rd)
		Rylstone Hospital	Wed 11:00am (fortnightly)
		ADA Cottage, Kandos	Wed 11:00am (fortnightly)
Trundle	Rev Brian Schmalkuche	St Augustine's, Trundle	Sun 10:30am (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
		St Luke's Bogan Gate	Sun 8:30am (1st)
		St John's, Tullamore	Sun 8:30am (2nd)
		All Saints', Albert	Sun 1:00pm (3rd)
Warren		St John the Baptist, Warren	Sun 9:00am
Warren		St Mark's, Tottenham	Sun 9:00am Tue 10:00am
Wellington		St John the Baptist, Wellington	Sun 8:00am, 9:30am Fri 11:00am Sat 6:00pm
		Stuart Town	Sun 5:00/3:00pm (1st, summer/winter)
		Curra Creek	Sun 2:30pm (3rd)
		Bellhaven Nursing Home	Thu 11:00am (1st)
West Wyalong		St Barnabas', West Wyalong	Sun 9:30am Tue 10:00am
West Wyalong		Waratah Village	Tue 10:30am (4th)

References

↑ Bathurst Anglican – The Bishop of Bathurst (Accessed 26 June 2013)
↑ "Our People". Anglican Church of Noosa. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
↑ Whittall, Christopher (2002). "Wylde, Arnold Lomas (1880–1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ "Consecration in Sydney of Dubbo Canon". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Vol. 14, no. 191. 12 June 1951. p. 4.
↑ "Service for Bishop Collins". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ Veness, Peter (6 June 2005). "Assistant bishop for Anglicans". Central Western Daily. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ Rowles, Lucy (14 June 2009). "Bishop moves on after 13 years of service". Daily Liberal. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
1 2 "Statement of the Right Reverend Ian Palmer - Schedule A (part one)" (PDF). Child Abuse Royal Commission. Commonwealth of Australia. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
↑ "Church Times: "Clerical Obituary", 25 April 1924, p 482" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.
↑ "DEAN HOLMES INSTALLED. BATHURST, Monday". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). National Library of Australia. 7 June 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 49.
↑ "Church Times: "New bishop in Australia", 3 March 1982, p 3" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.
↑ "Church Times: "New bishop in Australia", 18 September 1987, p 4" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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[1] Bathurst Anglican – The Bishop of Bathurst (Accessed 26 June 2013)

[2] "Our People". Anglican Church of Noosa. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[ADB_Whittall-3] Whittall, Christopher (2002). "Wylde, Arnold Lomas (1880–1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[4] "Consecration in Sydney of Dubbo Canon". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Vol. 14, no. 191. 12 June 1951. p. 4.

[5] "Service for Bishop Collins". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[Danaher_Veness_2005-6] Veness, Peter (6 June 2005). "Assistant bishop for Anglicans". Central Western Daily. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[Danaher_Rowles_2009-7] Rowles, Lucy (14 June 2009). "Bishop moves on after 13 years of service". Daily Liberal. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[Palmer_Statement-8] 1 2 "Statement of the Right Reverend Ian Palmer - Schedule A (part one)" (PDF). Child Abuse Royal Commission. Commonwealth of Australia. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[9] "Church Times: "Clerical Obituary", 25 April 1924, p 482" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[10] "DEAN HOLMES INSTALLED. BATHURST, Monday". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). National Library of Australia. 7 June 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

[11] Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 49.

[12] "Church Times: "New bishop in Australia", 3 March 1982, p 3" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[13] "Church Times: "New bishop in Australia", 18 September 1987, p 4" . Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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