Anglican Bishop of Armidale

For the Roman Catholic bishops, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale.

The Bishop of Armidale is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Armidale, Australia.^[1] The diocese was established in 1863 as the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale. Thus, its diocesan bishop was known as the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, until the eastern part of the diocese was formed into the new Diocese of Grafton in 1914.^[2]

Bishop of Armidale
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent: Rod Chiswell since 27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)
Style	The Right Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	New South Wales
Information
First holder	Collinson Sawyer
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	1863 (1863)
Diocese	Armidale
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral Armidale
Website
Diocese of Armidale

Bishops of Grafton and Armidale
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1867	1868	Collinson Sawyer	[3] Drowned in the River Clarence before his enthronement.
2	1869	1893	James Turner	[4]
3	1894	1901	Arthur Green	[5] Translated to Ballarat.
4	1901	1914	Henry Cooper	[6] Remained in post as Bishop of Armidale.[2]
Bishops of Armidale
1	1914	1916	Henry Cooper	Previously Bishop of Grafton and Armidale.
2	1916	1929	Wentworth Wentworth-Sheilds
3	1929	1964	John Moyes
4	1965	1976	Clive Kerle	Previously bishop coadjutor in Sydney since 1956.
5	1976	1999	Peter Chiswell
6	2000	2012	Peter Brain
7	2012	2021	Rick Lewers	Consecrated and installed May 2012.
8	2021		Rod Chiswell	Consecrated and installed 27 February 2021.[7]

List of Bishops of Armidale

References

1. "Diocese: Armidale". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
2. "An Ordinance of the Diocese of Grafton" (PDF). 10 December 1913. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
3. Appointed First Bishop
4. Aubrey, Keith H. (1976). "Turner, James Francis (1829–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
6. Lays foundation stone for the Armidale School Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
7. "New Bishop's Consecration and Installation". Anglican Diocese of Armidale. Anglican Diocese of Armidale. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

Media related to Bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Armidale at Wikimedia Commons

• Diocese of Armidale – official site