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Anglican Diocese of Bendigo

Coordinates: 36°45′44″S 144°16′58″E / 36.76222°S 144.28278°E / -36.76222; 144.28278
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Diocese of Bendigo
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceVictoria
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopMatt Brain
Website
Diocese of Bendigo
Logo of the Diocese
Logo of the Diocese

The Anglican Diocese of Bendigo is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is situated in the Bendigo region of the state of Victoria, Australia. Its geographic remit extends from that part of Victoria that lies north of the Great Dividing Range and west of the Goulburn River to the border with the state of South Australia. The diocesan cathedral is St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo. The diocese was separated from the Diocese of Melbourne in 1902, with Henry Archdall Langley installed as the first bishop. The current bishop, Matt Brain, was installed on 17 February 2018.

History

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The diocese was separated from the Diocese of Melbourne in 1902, at the same time as the creation of the dioceses of Wangaratta and Gippsland. In 1977, the Diocese of St Arnaud, which had been separated from the Diocese of Ballarat in 1926, was disbanded and merged with Bendigo.

The original cathedral church of the diocese was All Saints, Bendigo, but since 1981 the cathedral church has been St Paul's. Since 17 February 2018, the Bishop of Bendigo has been Matt Brain.

The Gannawarra Cluster is an initiative by the diocese to provide a team of locally ordained clergy to offer ministry to three geographically connected parishes, Cohuna, Kerang, and Quambatook.

Bishops of Bendigo

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Bishops of Bendigo
No From Until Incumbent Notes
1 1902 1906 Henry Langley Installed and enthroned 5 March 1902.
2 1907 1920 John Langley Previously Archdeacon of Cumberland and a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
3 1920 1938 Donald Baker
4 1938 1957 Charles Riley CBE VD Previously Archdeacon of Northam.
5 1957 1974 Ronald Richards Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat.
6 1975 1991 Oliver Heyward Later assistant to the Primate of Australia.
7 1992 1993 Ben Wright Previously Archdeacon of Stirling, then of the Goldfields and finally of O’Connor.
8 1995 2002 David Bowden Previously Archdeacon of the Central Coast, then of Newcastle.
9 2003 2017 Andrew Curnow AM Previously Bishop of the Northern Region, Melbourne.
10 2018 present Matt Brain Previously Assistant Bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. Installed 17 February 2018.

Deans of Bendigo

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MacCullagh, John Christian (1832-1917)". webjournals. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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36°45′44″S 144°16′58″E / 36.76222°S 144.28278°E / -36.76222; 144.28278