Archbishopric: | Melbourne |
Border: | anglican |
Coat: | Anglican Diocese of Melbourne logo.png |
Coat Size: | 150px |
Coat Alt: | Coat of arms of the Diocese |
Coat Caption: | Coat of arms of the Diocese |
Incumbent: | Philip Freier |
Incumbent Note: | since |
Country: | Australia |
Province: | Victoria |
Residence: | Bishopscourt, East Melbourne |
Denomination: | Anglican |
Cathedral: | St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne |
First Incumbent: | Charles Perry |
Diocese: | Melbourne |
Bishops of Melbourne | |||||
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No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
1847 | 1876 | Charles Perry | Left the diocese in 1874 to return to England where he recruited the first Bishop of Ballarat and assisted in appointment of his successor; resigned in 1876.[2] | ||
1876 | 1886 | James Moorhouse | Translated to Manchester. | ||
1887 | 1901 | Field Flowers Goe | |||
1902 | 1905 | Lowther Clarke | Became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1905. | ||
Archbishops of Melbourne | |||||
1905 | 1920 | Lowther Clarke | Bishop of Melbourne until 1905. | ||
1921 | 1929 | Harrington Lees | Died in office. | ||
1929 | 1941 | Frederick Head | Died in office. | ||
1942 | 1957 | Joseph Booth | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne (Bishop of Geelong) since 1934. | ||
1957 | 1977 | Sir Frank Woods | Translated from Middleton; also Primate of Australia from 1971; knighted in 1972. | ||
1977 | 1983 | Bob Dann | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1969. | ||
1984 | 1989 | David Penman | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1982; died in office. | ||
1990 | 1999 | Keith Rayner | Previously Bishop of Wangaratta, then Archbishop of Adelaide; also Primate of Australia from 1989. | ||
2000 | 2005 | Peter Watson | Previously Bishop in Parramatta and then of the Southern Region (both in Sydney diocese). | ||
2006 | present | Philip Freier | Translated from the Northern Territory; also Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020. |