Anglican Diocese of North West Australia

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Diocese of North West Australia
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Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical province Western Australia
Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth
Headquarters
  • 101 Cathedral Avenue
  • Geraldton WA 6530
Coordinates 28°46′44.1″S114°36′52.6″E / 28.778917°S 114.614611°E / -28.778917; 114.614611
Information
Denomination Anglican
Established1910 (1910)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
Parent church Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop Darrell Parker
Dean
  • Lachlan Edwards
  • (since 2022)
Website
Anglican Diocese of North West Australia
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The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia (known as the Anglican Diocese of Northern Australia until 1961) is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1910. It is situated in the northern part of the state of Western Australia.

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As part of the Province of Western Australia, it covers those parts of the state north of Perth including Geraldton, Karratha, Broome and Kununurra, and is geographically the largest Anglican diocese in Australia and the largest land-based diocese in the world. The diocese has 18 parishes and three Mission to Seafarers’ ministries; the cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton.

The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Darrell Parker, formerly vicar of St Paul's Tamworth. He was elected as the 8th bishop in September 2022, replacing Gary Nelson, who retired on 15 May 2022. [1] [2] Parker was consecrated in St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 3 February 2023 and installed as bishop in the diocesan cathedral on 15 February 2023. [3]

History

Anglican ministry in Western Australia has belonged to a series of dioceses, changing over time as Australia was colonised. In 1829, when the Swan River Colony was established, episcopal supervision was provided by the Diocese of Calcutta. This changed in 1836 to the newly formed Diocese of Australia, and then again in 1847 to the Diocese of Adelaide. It was only in 1856 that Western Australia became independent in the form of the Diocese of Perth. [4]

This state of affairs continued until the start of the 20th century, when facing the difficulties of administrating such a large area, a report was published in 1903 saying:

"It seems probable that ultimately Western Australia will contain four dioceses. A Missionary Dioceses in the North, a Diocese of Perth, a Diocese of Kalgoorlie, and a South-Western Diocese." [5]

The creation of the Diocese of Bunbury occurred in 1904, which assumed oversight of the North West in 1906. Then in 1910, after the raising of £10,000 (the minimum amount required for the endowment of a Bishopric), [6] the Diocese of Northern Australia was created. [7] Its first Bishop was Gerald Trower, who was enthroned in 1910 at St George's Church, Carnarvon, by Bishop Riley of Perth. [8] Broome was the original the seat of the diocese, from 1910 to 1965, with the Church of the Annunciation the pro-cathedral. [9]

When it was established, the southern most boundary of the dioceses extended down only as far south as Denham, in Shark Bay. In 1928, in an effort to provide the struggling dioceses with more stable base of operations, boundaries between the North West, Perth, and Kalgoorlie dioceses were redrawn. The territories of Northampton, Geraldton, Greenough, and Mullewa-Yalgoo were granted from the Diocese of Perth, with Mount Magnet, Cue, Meekatharra, Wiluna and Sandstone from the Dioceses of Kalgoolie. [4]

The diocese became known by the present name in 1961. [10]

Structure

Geographically, the diocese is the largest Anglican diocese in the world, covering 2 million km2 of Western Australia, the majority of which is above the 26th parallel of latitude. [7] The population of the area is about 150,000 people. [11]

The diocese has 18 parishes and three Mission to Seafarers’ ministries and the cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton.

Due to the fluid nature of our region, we're proud to be a "missionary" diocese. We journey with everyone who comes and goes as part of work or tourism, and see a congregation turnover rate of around 100% every two years. Our region is dependent on support by individuals, parishes, dioceses, and Christian organisations across Australia who are committed to gospel ministry in small, remote, and isolated towns and communities in North West Australia. [12]

Cathedral

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton located in Cathedral Avenue, Geraldton. [13]

The cathedral building was built in 1964 to a design by architects McDonald and Whitaker. The building has a star shaped footprint and is said to resemble Coventry Cathedral in England. [14] [15] Internally the cathedral has extensive stained glass and an organ built by Allen Organ Company. [16]

This section is an excerpt from Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton § Deans.[ edit ]

The following individuals have served as Deans of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross: [17]

NoNameStartEndNotes
1Leslie Wilson19641965
2Gerard Dickinson19661969
3 Brian Kyme 19691974Later Assistant Bishop of Perth (1982–1999).
4Eric Kerr19751985
5Alan Lewis19851989
6Dennis Reynolds19891992
7Dennis Warburton19921995
8Kenneth Rogers19952002
9Jeremy Rice20062014
10 Peter Grice 20152020Afterwards Bishop of Rockhampton (2021). [18]
11Lachlan Edwards2022PresentPreviously Rector of Christ Church, Lavender Bay. [19]

List of bishops

This section is an excerpt from Anglican Bishop of North West Australia.[ edit ]
Bishops of Perth including North West Australia (until 1906)
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
118571875 Mathew Hale Translated to Brisbane.
218761893 Henry Parry Died in office.
318941914 Charles Riley Became Archbishop of Perth.
Bishop of Bunbury including North West Australia (until 1910)
119041917 Frederick Goldsmith Previously Dean of Perth; resigned and returned to England.
Bishops of North West Australia
119101927 Gerard Trower Translated from Nyasaland.
219281965 John Frewer Previously a canon of the Diocese of Bunbury.
319651981 Howell Witt Translated to Bathurst.
419811992 Ged Muston Previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne.
519922003 Tony Nichols
620032011 David Mulready
720122022 Gary Nelson Installed 26 May 2012. Retired 15 May 2022.
82023Present Darrell Parker Installed on 15 February 2023. Formerly Vicar of St Paul's, Tamworth, New South Wales.

Assistant bishops

Bernard Buckland was Regional Bishop for The Kimberleys [20] (assistant bishop) until his retirement on 14 March 1997. [21]

Churchmanship

The diocese is noted for its low church conservative Evangelical stance; no women serve as priests. [22]

Anglican realignment

The Diocese of North West Australia was the second in the Anglican Church of Australia, after the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, to recognize the Anglican Church in North America as a "member church of the Anglican Communion, in full communion with Diocese of North West Australia", according to a motion passed in October 2014. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dear North West Partners" (PDF). North West Network. Anglican Diocese of North West Australia. July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "New NW Bishop". North West Network. Anglican Diocese of North West Australia. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Gary; Harris, Khim (2022). Boldly Proclaiming Christ: A History of Geraldton Anglican Cathedral. Diocese of North West Australia. p. 27
  5. ↑ Hawtrey, C. L. M. (1949). The Availing Struggle: A Record of the Planting and Development of the Church of England in Western Australia 1829 to 1947. pp. 104–105.
  6. ↑ "CHURCH NEWS". Western Mail . Vol. XXI, no. 1, 068. Western Australia. 16 June 1906. p. 38. Retrieved 4 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  7. 1 2 Williams, A.E. (July 1989). West Anglican Way: The growth of the Anglican Church in Western Australia from its early beginnings. Western Australia: Province of Western Australia of the Anglican Church of Australia. pp. 4, 237–238. ISBN   0731668014.
  8. ↑ Bartlett, Joan (2004). Argyle, Judith (ed.). Journey: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury, Western Australia, 1904-2004. Anglican Diocese of Bunbury. pp. 70–72. ISBN   0959836691.
  9. ↑ "Anglican Church of the Annunciation" (PDF). Municipal Inventory of Heritage Places 2019. Shire of Broome. pp. 58–59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. ↑ Diocese of North West Australia Act 1961
  11. ↑ Diocese of Northwest Australia
  12. ↑ "Our structure". Anglican Diocese of North West Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Downes, Joan, ‘‘The Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross, Geraldton, Western Australia.’’
  14. ↑ Tourism Western Australia, Cathedral of The Holy Cross Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Australian Anglican Historical Images Archived 28 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Allen's Organs in WA". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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  18. ↑ Henderson-Brooks, Tom (18 July 2020). "Episcopal Announcement" (PDF). Anglican Church Central Queensland. Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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  20. ↑ "Ancestors of Regional Bishop for the Kimberleys Bernard Russell Buckland".
  21. ↑ "Proceedings Of The Eleventh General Synod" (PDF). 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  22. ↑ Angela Grutzner, The Australian Anglican Directory (Melbourne: Publishing Solutions, 2009): 13.
  23. ↑ Diocese of NW Australia recognizes ACNA as "a member church of the Anglican Communion", Anglican Church League Website, 5 October 2014
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