Godfrey Fryar Explained
Godfrey Charles Fryar was the eleventh Bishop of Rockhampton in the Anglican Church of Australia.[1]
Early life
Fryar was educated at All Souls' Charters Towers.
Religious life
Fryar and ordained in 1973.[2] He was a Bush Brother until 1976 after which he held incumbencies in Rockhampton, Mackay and Stafford, Queensland.[3] From 1993 to 1998 he was Dean of St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. On 13 December 1998, he was consecrated a bishop at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn,[4] to serve as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and installed as Rector of St John's Church Wagga Wagga. In 2003 he returned to the Diocese of Rockhampton as diocesan bishop.[5] He retired as Bishop of Rockhampton on 13 December 2013, ten years to the day that he was appointed and fifteen since his consecration.[6] [7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Diocese of Rockhampton website . 4 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101208220650/http://www.anglicanrock.org.au/bishopsletter.html . 8 December 2010 . dead .
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- Web site: Series SPSES257 - Special Services. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410114708/http://anglicanarchives.org.au/HDMS-HTML/SPSES257.htm. 10 April 2013. 5 August 2021. Anglican Archives Australia.
- Web site: Autographs of religious leaders: FRB-FUM. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204131149/http://www.havelshouseofhistory.com/Autographs%20of%20Religious%20Leaders%20FRB-FUM.htm. 4 February 2012. 5 August 2021. Havel's House of History.
- Web site: Mackay. Jacquie. 11 June 2013. Bishop Godfrey Fryar to retire in December. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002939/http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2013/06/bishop-godfrey-fryar-to-retire-in-december.html. 4 March 2016. 5 August 2021.
- Web site: 2013-06-11. Rockhampton's Anglican Bishop to retire. live. 2021-08-05. ABC News. en-AU. 31 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031161720/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-11/rockhamptons-anglican-bishop-to-retire/4745640.
- Web site: Schwarten. C.. 8 June 2013. Ten years is enough for Bishop Fryar. live. 5 August 2021. Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. 5 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210805001441/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/ten-years-is-enough-for-bishop-fryar/news-story/e130f913fcd79b10b58caebb83215dff?nk=78ce307e1353523275cf99f3c490779f-1628122481.