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Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton

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Bishop of Rockhampton
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent:
Peter Grice
since 27 February 2021 (2021-02-27)
StyleThe Right Reverend
Location
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical provinceQueensland
Information
First holderNathaniel Dawes
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1892 (1892)
DioceseRockhampton
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton
Website
Diocese of Rockhampton

The Bishop of Rockhampton is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton, Australia.[1]

List of Bishops of Rockhampton

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Bishops of Rockhampton
No From Until Incumbent Notes
1 1892 1908 Nathaniel Dawes Previously Archdeacon of Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and later its first coadjutor bishop.
2 1909 1920 George Halford Previously Archdeacon of Mitchell, Queensland; resigned to establish the Order of Witness.
3 1921 1927 Philip Crick Translated to Ballarat.
4 1928 1946 Fortescue Ash
5 1947 1958 James Housden Translated to Newcastle.
6 1959 1963 Theodore McCall Translated to Wangaratta.
7 1963 1971 Donald Shearman Later Bishop of Grafton; subsequently resigned his holy orders and was defrocked.
8 1971 1980 Sir John Grindrod KBE Translated from Riverina; translated to Brisbane; later also Primate of Australia.
9 1981 1996 George Hearn
10 1996 2003 Ron Stone AM Previously an assistant bishop in Tasmania.
11 2003 2013 Godfrey Fryar Previously Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
12 2014 2020 David Robinson
13 2021 present Peter Grice Previously Dean of Geraldton; installed 27 February 2021 (2021-02-27).

References

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  1. ^ "Diocese: Rockhampton". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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