Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta

For the Roman Catholic bishops for the area, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst.

The Bishop of Wangaratta is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, Australia.

Bishop of Wangaratta
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent: Clarence Bester since 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)
Style	The Right Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	Victoria
Residence	Bishop's Lodge, Wangaratta
Information
First holder	Thomas Armstrong
Denomination	Anglican
Established	24 February 1902 (1902-02-24)
Diocese	Wangaratta
Cathedral	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
Website
Diocese of Wangaratta

List of Bishops of Wangaratta

Bishops of Wangaratta
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1902	1927	Thomas Armstrong	Consecrated 24 February 1902.
2	1927	1942	Stephen Hart	Previously Dean of Melbourne.
3	1943	1963	Thomas Armour	Previously Dean of Newcastle; died in office.
4	1963	1969	Theodore McCall	Translated from Rockhampton; died in office.
5	1969	1975	Keith Rayner AO	Translated to Adelaide, then to Melbourne; also later Primate of Australia.
6	1975	1985	Max Thomas
7	1985	1994	Robert Beal	Previously Dean of Wangaratta and Dean of Newcastle.
8	1995	1997	Paul Richardson	Translated from Aipo Rongo, Papua New Guinea; later Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, England and, subsequently, a Roman Catholic priest.
9	1998	2008	David Farrer	Later a vicar in the Church of England.
10	2008	2019	John Parkes	Previously Dean of Brisbane.
11	2020	present	Clarence Bester	Consecrated 22 February 2020, enthroned 23 February 2020.

External links

Media related to Bishops of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta at Wikimedia Commons

• Diocese of Wangaratta – official site