Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta explained

Bishopric:Wangaratta
Border:anglican
Coat:Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta logo.png
Coat Size:150px
Coat Alt:Coat of arms of the Diocese
Coat Caption:Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent:Clarence Bester
Incumbent Note:since
Country:Australia
Province:Victoria
Residence:Bishop's Lodge, Wangaratta
Denomination:Anglican
Cathedral:Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
First Incumbent:Thomas Armstrong
Diocese:Wangaratta

The Bishop of Wangaratta is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, Australia.[1]

List of Bishops of Wangaratta

Bishops of Wangaratta
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
19021927Thomas ArmstrongConsecrated 24 February 1902.
19271942Stephen HartPreviously Dean of Melbourne.
19431963Thomas Armour Previously Dean of Newcastle; died in office.
19631969Theodore McCall Translated from Rockhampton; died in office.
19691975Keith Rayner Translated to Adelaide, then to Melbourne; also later Primate of Australia.
19751985Max Thomas
19851994Robert BealPreviously Dean of Wangaratta and Dean of Newcastle.
19951997Paul RichardsonTranslated from Aipo Rongo, Papua New Guinea; later Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, England and, subsequently, a Roman Catholic priest.
19982008David FarrerLater a vicar in the Church of England.
20082019John Parkes Previously Dean of Brisbane.
2020presentClarence BesterConsecrated 22 February 2020, enthroned 23 February 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese: Wangaratta . . 15 March 2021.