Diocese of Wangaratta

For the Roman Catholic diocese for the area, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst.

Diocese of Wangaratta

Location
Ecclesiastical province	Victoria
Coordinates	36°21′18″S 146°19′17″E / 36.35500°S 146.32139°E / -36.35500; 146.32139Coordinates: 36°21′18″S 146°19′17″E / 36.35500°S 146.32139°E / -36.35500; 146.32139
Information
Rite	Anglican
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	John Parkes
Website
wangaratta-anglican.org.au

The Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta is mostly located in the north-east region of Victoria, Australia. The diocese includes the cities of Wangaratta, Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton.

History

The diocese was founded in 1902.

Cathedral

The cathedral church of the diocese is Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta. The foundation stone was laid in 1908 by Bishop Arthur Green, the Bishop of Ballarat, and was dedicated on 24 August 1909. A second section was built between 1922 and 1924. The building was faced in locally quarried granite to a design by the English architect Walter Butler. The baptistery, designed by the church architect Louis Williams, was completed in 1965.

cathedral interior

The cathedral bells, cast in 1806, are the oldest ring of eight in Australia. The current organ was built in 1902 by Henry Willis & Sons and is the fourth instrument to be housed in the cathedral.

Deans of Holy Trinity, Wangaratta

The Rector of the Parish of the Holy Trinity, Wangaratta (the cathedral parish) is designated as Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral.

1965–1972: Robert Beal (later Bishop of Wangaratta, 1985)
?–?: Donald McMonigle
?–?: Ray McInnes (8 years)
2003–?: Michael O'Brien
2014–present: Ken Goodger

Bishops of Wangaratta

Thomas Henry Armstrong, 1902–1927
John Stephen Hart, 1927–1942 (previously Dean of Melbourne)
Thomas Makinson Armour, 1943–1965 (previously Dean of Newcastle)
Theodore Bruce McCall, 1965–1969 (translated from Rockhampton)
Keith Rayner, 1969–1975 (translated to Adelaide, 1975)
Max Thomas, 1975–1985
Robert Beal, 1985–1994 (previously Dean of Wangaratta and Dean of Newcastle)
Paul Richardson, 1995–1997 (translated from Aipo Rongo, Papua New Guinea)
David Farrer, 1998–2008
John Parkes, 2008–present (previously Dean of Brisbane)

External links

Official website

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Province of Victoria

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Melbourne Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta

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Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Adelaide Willochra The Murray

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Dioceses	Diocese of Bendigo Diocese of Ballarat Diocese of Gippsland Diocese of Melbourne Churches Diocese of Wangaratta

Cathedrals	St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo St Paul's Cathedral, Sale

Churches	Christ Church, Geelong Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh St Peter's, Eastern Hill

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Cathedrals	St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide

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Dioceses	Diocese of Tasmania

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Dioceses	Dicoese of Carpentaria Diocese of Kalgoorlie Diocese of St Arnaud

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