Anglican Diocese of Gippsland

The Diocese of Gippsland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1902. It is situated in the Gippsland region of the state of Victoria, Australia and covers most of the eastern part of the state. The diocesan cathedral is St Paul's Cathedral, Sale. The current Bishop of Gippsland, installed on 18 August 2018, is Richard Treloar.

Diocese of Gippsland
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceVictoria
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Sale
Website
Diocese of Gippsland
Diocese of Gippsland Arms: Stained Glass at Bishop's residence

History

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The Diocese of Gippsland was created after a movement to divide the Diocese of Melbourne, the oldest Anglican diocese in Victoria, established in 1847. Talk began of this as early as 1885 and in 1900 a bill was passed to create the Diocese of Sandhurst-Beechworth. Debate continued after this decision and eventually led to another bill in 1901, with which three new dioceses were created. Along with Ballarat and Wangaratta, the Diocese of Gippsland came into existence in the following year. The bishops of each of these dioceses were elected by a body made up of the Bishop of Melbourne, four members of the Melbourne Bishopric Election Board, four clergy from the area in question and four laity. Arthur Pain was chosen to be the first to preside over the Diocese of Gippsland. He was consecrated as a bishop at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney, having previously ministered at St John's Darlinghurst in Sydney. He was then installed as Bishop of Gippsland in the Cathedral of St Paul in Gippsland on 10 July 1902.

Bishops

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Bishops of Gippsland
No From Until Incumbent Notes
1 1902 1917 Arthur Pain Previously a canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney; installed 10 July 1902.
2 1917 1942 George Cranswick
3 1942 1954 Donald Blackwood MC VD Previously Archdeacon of Hobart.
4 1955 1958 Edwin Davidson Died in office.
5 1959 1974 David Garnsey Previously canon of St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn, and headmaster of Canberra Grammar School.
6 1975 1980 Graham Delbridge Previously an archdeacon and senior chaplain to the Primate of Australia, and then a coadjutor bishop in the Diocese of Sydney; died in office.
7 1980 1987 Neville Chynoweth AM Previously Assistant Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn.
8 1987 1994 Colin Sheumack Previously Archdeacon of Bendigo and then Dean of Bathurst.
9 1994 2001 Arthur Jones Previously Dean of Sale.
10 2001 2005 Jeffrey Driver Translated to Adelaide.
11 2006 2014 John McIntyre Died in office.
12 2015 2017 Kay Goldsworthy AO Previously Assistant Bishop of Perth; translated to Perth becoming Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of Western Australia
13 2018 present Richard Treloar Installed 18 August 2018.

Facilities

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The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral Church of St Paul, Sale. The diocese also has two affiliated schools, Gippsland Grammar School and St Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Warragul.

Companion diocese

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese: Gippsland". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

Sources

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  • H.W. Nunn: A Short History of the Church of England in Victoria 1847-1947 (1947)
  • Albert E. Clarke: The Church of our Fathers
  • I. T. Maddern: Light and Life A history of the Anglican Church in Gippsland, Diocese of Gippsland website
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