Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn

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Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn
Bishopric
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Incumbent:
Mark Short
since 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)
Style The Right Reverend
Location
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical province New South Wales
Information
First holder Mesac Thomas
Denomination Anglicanism
Established1863 (1863)
Diocese Canberra and Goulburn
Cathedral St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn
Website
Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn

The Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia. [1] The office was established in 1863 as the Bishop of Goulburn, and its name was changed to its present name in 1950.

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List of Bishops of Canberra and Goulburn

Bishops of Goulburn
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
118631892 Mesac Thomas Died in office.
218921901 William Chalmers Previously a Canon of Melbourne Cathedral; died in office.
319021915 Christopher Barlow Translated from North Queensland; retired.
419151933 Lewis Radford Retired.
519341950 Ernest Burgmann Became Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn.
Bishops of Canberra and Goulburn
519501960Ernest BurgmannPreviously Bishop of Goulburn; retired.
619611971 Kenneth Clements Previously coadjutor bishop in the diocese; Translated from Grafton; retired.
719721983 Cecil Warren Previously assistant bishop in the diocese; retired.
819831993 Owen Dowling Previously assistant bishop in the diocese; retired.
919932008 George Browning Previously assistant bishop for coastal Brisbane; retired.
1020092018 Stuart Robinson Elected 1 November 2008; consecrated and enthroned 31 January 2009. Resigned 31 March 2018.
112019present Mark Short Elected November 2018. Consecrated and installed on 6 April 2019.
Source(s): [2] [3]

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References

Notes
  1. "Diocese: Canberra & Goulburn". Anglican Communion . Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Diocesan Profile 2018, p. 6.
  3. "Canberra-Goulburn Elects a New Bishop". Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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