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The diocese is located in the state of New South Wales. It is centred in the city of Newcastle and extends along the state's coast from Woy Woy to Laurieton and inland to Merriwa and Murrurundi. The diocese was founded from the Diocese of Australia by letters patent of 25 June 1847. [1]
Bishops of Newcastle No From Until Incumbent Notes 1: 1847 1879 William Tyrrell [2] Installed 26 January 1848; died in office. 2: 1880 1889 Josiah Pearson: 3: 1890 1905 George Stanton: Translated from North Queensland; died in office. 4: 1906 1919 Jack Stretch: Previously Dean of Ballarat, coadjutor bishop of Brisbane and Dean of Newcastle ...
The ground on which Christ Church Cathedral stands has been the site of at least one other church: Christ Church, built in 1817–18. Unlike the rushed construction of Christ Church, the building of Christ Church Cathedral was a long and complicated process; it was exactly one hundred years from the beginning of construction to its consecration.
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1847 initially as the Diocese of Maitland and changed to the current name in 1995. The diocese covers the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales in Australia. The bishop of the diocese is Michael Kennedy.
Stuart has generated attention within the Anglican Church of Australia for his social justice activism. He supported the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW. [4] He actively supported the LGBTIQA+ community in campaigns calling for an end to conversion practices. [5] The Newcastle Diocese supports the blessing of people in same-sex marriages [6]
The letter – which appears to relate to her suspension of the former Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, from active ministry in the diocese of Newcastle over a previous Church safeguarding review ...
New South Wales portal; ... Pages in category "Anglican Diocese of Newcastle (Australia)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
In September 2012, he was elected as the next Bishop of Newcastle. [4] He took up the appointment on 2 February 2013, becoming the 13th Bishop of Newcastle. [9] Thompson concluded his ministry on 31 May 2017. His farewell service was held in Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle on 21 May 2017. [10]