Bishop of Bathurst
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The Bishop of Bathurst is the the ordinary
of the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst
in the Anglican Church of Australia
.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst
Anglican Diocese of Bathurst
The Anglican Diocese of Bathurst is located in the Province of New South Wales. It includes the cities of Orange, Bathurst and Dubbo. Major towns in the diocese include Bourke, Cobar, Cowra, Forbes, Mudgee, Parkes and Wellington. The cathedral church of the diocese is All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst...
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...
.
List of bishops
| Bishops of Bathurst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1869 | 1885 | Samuel Marsden | Returned to England and served as an honorary 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... in Gloucester Diocese of Gloucester The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese based in Gloucester, covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire. The cathedral is Gloucester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Gloucester... . |
| 1887 | 1911 | Charles Camidge | Enthroned 3 January 1888; died in office. |
| 1911 | 1928 | George Long CBE Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... |
Consecrated 30 November 1911; translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another... to Newcastle Bishop of Newcastle, Australia The present bishop of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia is the Right Reverend Brian Farran, who was enthroned on 24 June 2005 at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, New South Wales.-Former bishops:... . |
| 1928 | 1936 | Horace Crotty Horace Crotty Horace Crotty was a noted liberal clergyman, who served as Anglican Bishop of Bathurst from 1928 until 1936.Crotty was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and Trinity College in the same city... |
Previously Dean of Newcastle; returned to England. |
| 1937 | 1958 | Arnold Wylde CBE Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... |
Coadjutor bishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese... since 1927; died in office. |
| 1959 | 1981 | Ken Leslie OBE Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions... |
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| 1981 | 1989 | Howell Witt | Translated from North West Australia. |
| 1989 | 2000 | Bruce Wilson | |
| 2000 | present | Richard Hurford OAM Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"... |
Previously Dean of Grafton. |
| 2009 | present | John Stead, 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... |
Consecrated 29 August 2009. |