The Bishop of Tasmania is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania, Australia.[1]
Bishop of Tasmania | |
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| Bishopric | |
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 Coat of arms of the diocese | |
| Incumbent: Richard Condie since 19 March 2016 | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Extra-provincial |
| Information | |
| First holder | Francis Nixon |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 21 August 1842 |
| Diocese | Tasmania |
| Cathedral | St David's Cathedral, Hobart |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Tasmania | |
List of Bishops of Tasmania edit
| Bishops of Tasmania | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1842 | 1863 | Francis Nixon | Consecrated 24 August 1842. |
| 2 | 1864 | 1882 | Charles Bromby | Later Assistant Bishop of Lichfield and Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells. |
| 3 | 1883 | 1889 | Daniel Sandford FRSE | Later coadjutor bishop to two successive Bishops of Durham. |
| 4 | 1889 | 1901 | Henry Montgomery KCMG | Father of Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery. |
| 5 | 1902 | 1914 | Edward Mercer | Later Archdeacon of Macclesfield. |
| 6 | 1914 | 1919 | Reginald Stephen | Previously Dean of Melbourne; translated to Newcastle. |
| 7 | 1919 | 1943 | Robert Hay | Previously Dean of Hobart; died in office. |
| 8 | 1944 | 1963 | Geoffrey Cranswick | |
| 9 | 1963 | 1981 | Robert Davies CBE | Previously Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. |
| 10 | 1982 | 2000 | Philip Newell | Previously Archdeacon of Lilley. |
| 11 | 2000 | 2015 | John Harrower | Later Assistant Bishop assisting the Primate of Australia. |
| 12 | 2016 | present | Richard Condie | Previously an archdeacon in the Diocese of Melbourne; consecrated 19 March 2016. |
John Vernon Kestell Cornish (13 October 1931 – 26 January 1982)[2] was consecrated 19 May 1979 at St George's Cathedral, Perth, to serve as Assistant Bishop of Perth. He was elected Bishop of Tasmania (to succeed Davies) in 1981, but died suddenly, after moving to Hobart but before his scheduled enthronement;[3][4] Newell was elected in his stead the same year.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Diocese: Tasmania". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Cornish, Rt. Rev (John) Vernon (Kestell)". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U163156. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Briefly ..." The Living Church. 28 February 1982. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Holland, Right Rev'd Dr Jonathan (8 March 2021). "Who Is This Vernon Cornish?". Anglican Focus. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ All Saints Anglican Network Tasmania — Biographies § Henry Jerrim
External links edit
Media related to Bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons
- Diocese of Tasmania – official site