Anglican Diocese of Willochra

For the Roman Catholic diocese in the area, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie.

The Diocese of Willochra is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is situated in the northern and western parts of the state of South Australia, Australia. As part of the Province of South Australia it covers the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the towns of Coober Pedy, Port Augusta and Minlaton. The diocesan cathedral is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Port Pirie. The diocese was founded in 1915, with Gilbert White installed as the first bishop. On 29 October 2022, the diocese elected Jeremy James, then assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Perth, as its next bishop,^[1] replacing John Stead who retired on 2 July 2022.^[2] James was installed on 25 February 2023.

Diocese of Willochra
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Most of South Australia, ie: Mid North Yorke Peninsula Eyre Peninsula Far North
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Adelaide
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1915 (1915)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, Port Pirie
Language	English
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop	Jeremy James (since 2023)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Geoffrey Smith (since 2017)
Dean	Mark Hawkes (since 2021)
Website
Diocese of Willochra

History

The diocese covers over 90% of the state, mainly in northern and western South Australia. The diocese is made up of thirteen parishes and five ministry districts comprising 80 small congregations. It was created from the Diocese of Adelaide in 1915.^[3]

Cathedral

 

Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Port Pirie.^[4] The cathedral building was built in 1899 as a parish church and was consecrated as cathedral on 29 June 1999.

The building is constructed of dressed stone and corrugated iron roof and is furnished internally in minimalist but slightly high church style.

Bishops of Willochra

This section is an excerpt from Anglican Bishop of Willochra.[edit]

Bishops of Willochra
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1915	1925	Gilbert White	Translated from Carpentaria.
2	1926	1958	Richard Thomas	Previously Archdeacon of North Queensland; died in office.
3	1958	1969	Tom Jones
4	1970	1987	Bruce Rosier AM	Previously an assistant bishop in Perth.
5	1987	2000	David McCall	Translated to Bunbury.
6	2000	2011	Garry Weatherill	Previously Archdeacon of Willochra; translated to Ballarat.
7	2012	2022	John Stead	Previously Assistant Bishop of Bathurst, based in Dubbo; installed 30 June 2012; retired 2 July 2022.
8	2023		Jeremy James	Previously Assistant Bishop of Perth (2014–2022).

Deans of Willochra

• 1999–2006: Peter Garland^[5]
• 2010–2015: David Amery^[6]
• 2016–2020: Mary Lewis^[7]
• 2021–present: Mark Hawkes^[8]

References

1. . Anglican Diocese of Willochra. Angllcan Diocese of Willochra. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. (PDF). The Willochran. No. 131 (5th series). Anglican Diocese of Willochra. Winter 2022. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
3. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. . Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
5. "Guardian, Advent 2014, p 26". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. "Port Pirie Recorder: "David's dedication to education", 5 December 2012". 5 December 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
7. "Port Pirie Recorder: "Enthusiastic job-seekers invigorate Port Pirie Anglican Church", 6 June 2016". 6 June 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
8. "Commissioning and Installation of the Revd Mark Hawkes". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

• Diocese of Willochra website

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