Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney

The assistant bishops of Sydney are the assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia. They each assist the Archbishop of Sydney by maintaining delegated episcopal oversight over a particular geographical area.

Prior to the formation of the current "regions" arrangement in around 1967, the archbishop was assisted by a number of coadjutor bishops with no particular geographical area (nor expectation to succeed to the diocesan see). The first regional see created was that of Parramatta, whose first assistant bishop was consecrated in 1967. In 1969, the first Bishop of Wollongong was consecrated. The Southern (aka South Sydney) and North regions followed in 1972 and 1975 respectively. In 1993, the fifth regional see, Georges Island, was created.

Coadjutor bishops of Sydney

Bishops coadjutor of Sydney
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1926	1932	Gerard D'Arcy-Irvine	Died in office.
1932	1935	Sydney Kirkby	Died in office.
1935	1961	Venn Pilcher	Died in office.
1940	1960	William Hilliard	Translated from Nelson; died in office.
1956	1965	Clive Kerle	Translated to Armidale.
1958	1966	Marcus Loane	Became Archbishop of Sydney.
1960	1964	Goodwin Hudson	Returned to the United Kingdom.
1965	1975	Frank Hulme-Moir	Translated from Nelson.
1965	1982	Jack Dain, assistant bishop

Bishops of the Western Region

The Western Region of the diocese, formed in 1967, is based in Parramatta – hence previous bishops have been more commonly known as the Bishop of Parramatta (until around 1993). St John's Pro-Cathedral, Parramatta, is the oldest site of continual Christian worship in Australia.

Bishops of Parramatta
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1967	1972	Gordon Begbie	Died in office.
1973	1982	Donald Robinson	Became Archbishop of Sydney.
1989	1993	Peter Watson	Translated to the Southern region and later to Melbourne.
Bishops of the Western Region
1993	2002	Brian King	Also Bishop to the Armed Forces.
2003	present	Ivan Lee

Bishops of Wollongong

The Wollongong Region, created around 1969, covers the Sutherland Shire, Wollongong, Kiama, Shoalhaven, the Southern Highlands, Camden and Campbelltown. St Michael's Pro-Cathedral, Wollongong lies with the diocese.

Bishops of Wollongong
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1969	1974	Graham Delbridge	Translated to Gippsland.
1975	1982	Ken Short
1982	1993	Harry Goodhew	Became Archbishop of Sydney.
1993	2006	Reg Piper
2007	2010	Al Stewart
2010	present	Peter Hayward

Bishops of the Southern Region

The Southern Region extends from the edge of the Pacific Ocean in the east to Strathfield and Concord in the west and from the southern shore of Port Jackson across to the northern parts of Botany Bay. The South Sydney Region covers the oldest, most diverse and still-changing portion of Sydney. The bishop is often referred to as the Bishop of South Sydney.

Bishops of the Southern Region
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1972	1993	John Reid
1993	2000	Peter Watson	Translated from Parramatta; translated to Melbourne.
2000	present	Robert Forsyth

Bishops of the North Region

The Northern Region covers from Port Jackson to the Hawkesbury River and from Pennant Hills to Palm Beach. The bishop is also sometimes called Bishop of North Sydney.

Bishops of the North Region
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1975	1990	Donald Cameron
1990	2001	Paul Barnett
2002	2013	Glenn Davies	Elected Archbishop of Sydney.
2013		Chris Edwards

Bishops of Georges River

The Georges River Region covers the south-western areas of Sydney, stretching from Marrickville to Liverpool and the areas of Bankstown and Fairfield. The bishop is sometimes referred to as the "Bishop of Liverpool" (although that title is less convenient due to the existence of an Anglican Bishop of Liverpool in England).

Bishops of Georges River
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1993	2001	Ray Smith
2001	2009	Peter Tasker	Acting Bishop of Georges River, 2013–2014[1]
2015		Peter Lin	Rector of Fairfield with Bossley Park

References

1. Sydney Anglicans – Tasker back in Georges River (Accessed 28 August 2013)