Godfrey Fryar

Godfrey Charles Fryar (born 5 February 1950)^{[citation needed]} was the eleventh Bishop of Rockhampton in the Anglican Church of Australia.^[1]

Early life

Fryar was educated at All Souls' Charters Towers.

Religious life

Fryar and ordained in 1973.^[2] He was a Bush Brother until 1976 after which he held incumbencies in Rockhampton, Mackay and Stafford, Queensland.^[3] From 1993 to 1998 he was Dean of St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. On 13 December 1998, he was consecrated a bishop at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn,^[4] to serve as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and installed as Rector of St John's Church Wagga Wagga. In 2003 he returned to the Diocese of Rockhampton as diocesan bishop.^[5] He retired as Bishop of Rockhampton on 13 December 2013, ten years to the day that he was appointed and fifteen since his consecration.^[6][7][8]

References

1. "Diocese of Rockhampton website". Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
2. Crockford's clerical directory (Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X)
3. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
4. "Series SPSES257 - Special Services". Anglican Archives Australia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
5. "Autographs of religious leaders: FRB-FUM". Havel's House of History. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
6. Mackay, Jacquie (11 June 2013). "Bishop Godfrey Fryar to retire in December". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
7. "Rockhampton's Anglican Bishop to retire". ABC News. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
8. Schwarten, C. (8 June 2013). "Ten years is enough for Bishop Fryar". Rockhampton Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

Religious titles
Preceded by Ron Stone	Bishop of Rockhampton 2003–2013	Succeeded by David Robinson