Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta
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The Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta is mostly located in the north-east region of Victoria
, Australia
. The diocese includes the cities of Wangaratta
, Albury-Wodonga
and Shepparton.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The diocese includes the cities of Wangaratta
Wangaratta, Victoria
Wangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...
, Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...
and Shepparton.
Bishops of Wangaratta
- Thomas Henry ArmstrongThomas Henry Armstrong (bishop)Thomas Henry Armstrong was born on 2 April 1857 in Dublin and died on 23 March 1930. He was a Bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.-Education:...
, 1902–1927 - John Stephen HartJohn Stephen HartJohn Stephen Hart was the Bishop of Wangaratta in the Church of England in Australia .-Education and ministry:Hart graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1887 and was ordained in 1893...
, 1927–1942 - Thomas Makinson ArmourThomas Makinson ArmourThomas Makinson Armour was a Bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He was born on 8 August 1890 in New Springs Lancashire..-Career:He served as an Army Chaplain and afterwards as Vicar of Orford, Lancashire. In 1928 he went to Australia as a member of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd at...
, 1943–1965 - Theodore Bruce McCallTheodore Bruce McCallTheodore Bruce McCall was an Anglican bishop in Australia.Born into a distinguished family, McCall was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and was an apprentice at Mercantile Marine until 1931. He studied for the priesthood at St Columb’s Hall, Wangaratta, was ordained in 1936 and served...
, 1965–1969 - Keith RaynerKeith RaynerKeith Rayner AO was the 11th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. He was born on 22 November 1929 and educated at the Church of England Grammar School , Brisbane and the University of Queensland. He was ordained priest in 1953...
, 1969–1975 - Max ThomasMax ThomasMaxwell McNee "Max" Thomas was an Australian Anglican bishop in the last third of the 20th century.Born into an ecclesiastical family on 23 August 1926 and educated at St. Paul's College, Sydney, he was ordained in 1952 and served first as a curate at East Maitland. Later he was Priest in Charge...
, 1975–1985 - Robert BealRobert BealRobert George Beal was an Australian Anglican bishop.Born on 17 August 1929 and educated at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Newcastle, Australia, he was ordained in 1953 and served first as a curate at St Francis’, Nundah, Brisbane. He later held incumbencies in South Townsville and...
, 1985–1994 - Paul RichardsonPaul Richardson (bishop)Paul Richardson is a former Anglican bishop.Richardson was educated at Keswick School, The Queen's College, Oxford, Harvard Divinity School and Cuddesdon Theological College. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1973 and served first as a curate at St John’s Earlsfield, London...
, 1995–1997 - David FarrerDavid FarrerRalph David Farrer is an Anglican bishop. Formerly the Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia, he is currently a vicar in the Church of England.-Education:...
, 1998–2008 - John ParkesJohn ParkesJohn Parkes is the tenth and current Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia. He began training for ordination in 1986 and was previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane...
, 2008–present