Godfrey Fryar
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Godfrey Charles Fryar is the eleventh and current Bishop of Rockhampton
in the Anglican Church of Australia
.
Fryar was educated at All Souls' Charters Towers and ordained in 1973. He was a Bush Brother until 1976 after which he held incumbencies in Rockhampton
, Mackay
and Stafford, Queensland
. From 1993 to 1998 he was Dean
of St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn
. He was then vicar general
of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and assistant bishop
of Wagga Wagga until 2003 when he returned to the Diocese of Rockhampton
as its diocesan bishop.
Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton
The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of in the Province of Queensland and one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million hectares, roughly twice the size of New Zealand and four times the size of England and Wales. ...
in the Anglican Church of Australia
Anglican Church of Australia
The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...
.
Fryar was educated at All Souls' Charters Towers and ordained in 1973. He was a Bush Brother until 1976 after which he held incumbencies in Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland
Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....
, Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
and Stafford, Queensland
Stafford, Queensland
Stafford is a northern suburb of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.A predominantly residential suburb, including some original Queenslander-style homes and a significant number of post-war Queensland Housing Commission homes on quarter-acre blocks built around the 1940s and...
. From 1993 to 1998 he was Dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn
Goulburn Cathedral (St. Saviour)
St Saviour's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia. The Cathedral is named after the Saviour Himself. The current Dean is the Very Reverend Phillip Saunders.-History:...
. He was then vicar general
Vicar general
A vicar general is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular...
of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and assistant bishop
Assistant Bishop
An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...
of Wagga Wagga until 2003 when he returned to the Diocese of Rockhampton
Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton
The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of in the Province of Queensland and one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million hectares, roughly twice the size of New Zealand and four times the size of England and Wales. ...
as its diocesan bishop.