Bishop of The Murray | |
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| Bishopric | |
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 Coat of arms of the Diocese | |
| Incumbent: Vacant since 9 December 2023 | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | South Australia |
| Information | |
| First holder | Robert Porter |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 16 April 1970 |
| Diocese | The Murray |
| Cathedral | St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge |
| Website | |
| Diocese of The Murray | |
The Bishop of The Murray is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of The Murray, Australia. [1]
| Bishops of The Murray | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1970 | 1989 | Robert Porter OBE | Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat. |
| 2 | 1989 | 2001 | Graham Walden OBE | Previously Assistant Bishop of Ballarat. |
| 3 | 2001 | 2010 | Ross Davies | Resigned and was received into the Roman Catholic Church as a layman; later removed from holy orders |
| 2010 | 2013 | vacant | ||
| 4 | 2013 | 2019 | John Ford | Previously Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter, and assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro, England. |
| 5 | 2019 | 2023 | Keith Dalby | Consecrated 16 August 2019; installed 17 August 2019. Resigned 9 December 2023. [2] |
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