Bishop of Newcastle (Australia)
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The Bishop of Newcastle is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is centred in Newcastle, New South Wales. The current Bishop of Newcastle is Greg Thompson.
Bishops
Bishops of Newcastle (Australia) | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1847 | 1879 | William Tyrrell | |
1880 | 1889 | Josiah Brown Pearson | |
1890 | 1905 | George Henry Stanton | Translated from North Queensland |
1906 | 1919 | John Francis Stretch | Previously Dean of Ballarat and Dean of Newcastle |
1919 | 1928 | Reginald Stephen | Translated from Tasmania |
1928 | 1930 | George Merrick Long | Translated from Bathurst |
1931 | 1958 | Francis de Witt Batty | Previously Dean of Brisbane |
1958 | 1972 | James Alan George Housden | Translated from Rockhampton |
1973 | 1977 | Ian Wotton Allnutt Shevill | Translated from North Queensland |
1978 | 1992 | Alfred Charles Holland | |
1993 | 2005 | Roger Herft | Translated from Waikato and Taranaki. Became Archbishop of Perth in 2005. |
2005 | 2012 | Brian Farran | Previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth |
2013 | Greg Thompson | Translated from Diocese of the Northern Territory |
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