Despite his episcopacy being dogged by prolonged drought and financial hardship, Bishop Andserson managed to double the nunmber of parishes in the diocese.
Bishop Murray was consecrated bishop on 2 February 1944. Together with Norman Blow, the Dean of Newcastle, he was killed on 26 June 1950 when the A.N.A. Skymaster "Amana" crashed on a return flight from Perth.[4]
In 1953 Bishop Robinson transferred the administrative centre of the diocese to Narrandera, with accommodation for the bishop and registry. Hay, however, remained the site of the pro-cathedral of the diocese.
Bishop Grindrod, an Englishman, came to Riverina via Queensland. He travelled widely to the remote parts of the diocese (in a small VW Beetle) and was a keen bird-spotter. He later became Bishop of Rockhampton, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. He died in January 2009.
Bishop Hunter was a keen poet and the first and only pilot-bishop of the diocese, flying a Cessna across the diocese for many years. He developed strategies to help lesson the sense of isolation of parishes and clergy. During the centenary year of the diocese, the church of St Alban in Griffith was designated as the cathedral. In 1992 St Martin's College was established as an Anglican residential college at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga by both the Riverina and Canberra-Goulburn dioceses.
Bishop Clarke served the wider church as chairperson of the Provincial Education Committee. During his episcopacy the financial base of the diocese was strengthened by the establishment of the Riverina Anglican Foundation and the receipt of the Faulks bequest.
Bishop Stevens was consecrated and enthroned as the ninth bishop of the diocese on 29 November 2005 at the Cathedral Church of St Alban the Martyr, Griffith. He formerly served in the Newcastle and Grafton dioceses in the parishes of Toronto, Merriwa, Newcastle Cathedral, Bolton Point, Wingham, Nambucca Heads and Tweed Heads. He is married to Denise (née Hull) and they have two daughters, Aisling and Erin.[5] He served the wider church as Anglican co-chair of AUSTARC (the Australian Anglican and Roman Catholic dialogue group) and the New South Wales Provincial Education Commission.[6] Stevens resigned as the Bishop of Riverina on 11 November 2012.[7]
Bishop Gillion, formerly the Rector of Upper Chelsea in London, England, based at Holy Trinity Sloane Street, was consecrated and installed at Griffith Cathedral on 15 August 2014.
Most recently rector of Hamilton in the Diocese of Ballarat, and Dean of Grafton prior to that.
Cathedral
St Alban's Cathedral
St Alban's Cathedral in Griffith is the cathedral of the diocese. Initial ground work for the cathedral building begun as early as 1937, but substantive construction was not until 1954 and the foundation stone being laid in 1954. However, the building did not actually become the cathedral until 1984 as part of the diocese's centenary celebrations.
^Gilliland Design Studios: easyeditors. "Diocese of Riverina: Anglican Church of Australia, Riverina Anglican Cathedral, Anglican Ministry, Administration Riverina, Services, Prayer, Music, visit Riverina Cathedral". Anglicanriverina.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
^Diocese of Riverina – Bishop (Accessed 26 June 2013)
Further reading
Clyde, Laurel (1979). In a Strange Land: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Riverina. Melbourne: Hawthorn Press.
External links
Diocese of Riverina official website
August 22, 2023
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For the Catholic church in the area see Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia Forbes This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Anglican Diocese of Riverina news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Diocese of Riverina is one of 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia The diocese covers 37 of New South Wales including the Riverina and the far west of the state The diocese was established in 1884 when the Diocese of Goulburn was divided Diocese of RiverinaCoat of armsLocationCountryAustraliaEcclesiastical provinceNew South WalesMetropolitanArchbishop of SydneyCoordinates34 44 S 146 33 E 34 733 S 146 550 E 34 733 146 550InformationDenominationAnglicanEstablished1884CathedralSt Alban s Cathedral GriffithCurrent leadershipParent churchAnglican Church of AustraliaBishopDonald KirkDeanThomas LeslieWebsiteanglicanriverina wbr com Contents 1 Parishes and ministry 2 List of diocesan bishops 3 Cathedral 4 Parishes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksParishes and ministry EditThe diocese has 23 parishes and covers main population centres of Griffith Broken Hill Deniliquin Leeton Narrandera and Corowa However only 15 of the parishes have full time clergy In 2003 funding pressures lead the diocese to a joint funding arrangement with the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and the Diocese of Bathurst for several ministry services 1 List of diocesan bishops EditBishops of RiverinaOrdinal Incumbent Term start Term end Time in office Notes1 Sydney Linton 1884 1884 1895 1895 10 11 years Linton established the see and cathedra in Hay and was instrumental in setting up the first synod for the Church of England in Australia in 1887 2 2 Ernest Anderson 1895 1895 1925 1925 29 30 years Despite his episcopacy being dogged by prolonged drought and financial hardship Bishop Andserson managed to double the nunmber of parishes in the diocese 3 Sir Reginald Charles Halse CMG KBE 1925 1925 1943 1943 17 18 years On completion of his term Halse was translated to Archbishop of Brisbane 3 4 Charles Herbert Murray 1944 1944 1950 1950 5 6 years Bishop Murray was consecrated bishop on 2 February 1944 Together with Norman Blow the Dean of Newcastle he was killed on 26 June 1950 when the A N A Skymaster Amana crashed on a return flight from Perth 4 5 Hector Robinson 1951 1951 1965 1965 13 14 years In 1953 Bishop Robinson transferred the administrative centre of the diocese to Narrandera with accommodation for the bishop and registry Hay however remained the site of the pro cathedral of the diocese 6 Sir John Grindrod 1966 1966 1971 1971 4 5 years Bishop Grindrod an Englishman came to Riverina via Queensland He travelled widely to the remote parts of the diocese in a small VW Beetle and was a keen bird spotter He later became Bishop of Rockhampton Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia He died in January 2009 7 Barry Hunter 1972 1972 1992 1992 19 20 years Bishop Hunter was a keen poet and the first and only pilot bishop of the diocese flying a Cessna across the diocese for many years He developed strategies to help lesson the sense of isolation of parishes and clergy During the centenary year of the diocese the church of St Alban in Griffith was designated as the cathedral In 1992 St Martin s College was established as an Anglican residential college at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga by both the Riverina and Canberra Goulburn dioceses 8 Bruce Quentin Clark 1993 1993 2004 2004 10 11 years Bishop Clarke served the wider church as chairperson of the Provincial Education Committee During his episcopacy the financial base of the diocese was strengthened by the establishment of the Riverina Anglican Foundation and the receipt of the Faulks bequest 9 Douglas Stevens 2005 2005 2012 2012 6 7 years Bishop Stevens was consecrated and enthroned as the ninth bishop of the diocese on 29 November 2005 at the Cathedral Church of St Alban the Martyr Griffith He formerly served in the Newcastle and Grafton dioceses in the parishes of Toronto Merriwa Newcastle Cathedral Bolton Point Wingham Nambucca Heads and Tweed Heads He is married to Denise nee Hull and they have two daughters Aisling and Erin 5 He served the wider church as Anglican co chair of AUSTARC the Australian Anglican and Roman Catholic dialogue group and the New South Wales Provincial Education Commission 6 Stevens resigned as the Bishop of Riverina on 11 November 2012 7 10 Alan Robert Rob Gillion 2014 2014 2018 2018 8 9 years Bishop Gillion formerly the Rector of Upper Chelsea in London England based at Holy Trinity Sloane Street was consecrated and installed at Griffith Cathedral on 15 August 2014 11 Donald Kirk 2019 2019 incumbent 3 4 years Most recently rector of Hamilton in the Diocese of Ballarat and Dean of Grafton prior to that Cathedral Edit St Alban s CathedralSt Alban s Cathedral in Griffith is the cathedral of the diocese Initial ground work for the cathedral building begun as early as 1937 but substantive construction was not until 1954 and the foundation stone being laid in 1954 However the building did not actually become the cathedral until 1984 as part of the diocese s centenary celebrations Cathedral interiorThe cathedral was invested in honour of the World War II fallen and in 1956 the Archbishop of Brisbane dedicated the cathedral s honour roll Parishes EditSt John s Anglican Church WentworthChrist The King Anglican Church Hillston St Peters Anglican Church Leeton References Edit Dyett Kathleen 5 September 2011 Anglican merger to save Bathurst diocese ABC News Australia Retrieved 3 October 2012 Cable K J 1974 Linton Sydney 1841 1894 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 18 June 2018 Rayner K 1996 Halse Sir Reginald Charles 1881 1962 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 18 June 2018 Bishop Charles Murray Monument Australia Retrieved 16 April 2015 Who s Who London A amp C Black 2008 ISBN 978 0 7136 8555 8 Gilliland Design Studios easyeditors Diocese of Riverina Anglican Church of Australia Riverina Anglican Cathedral Anglican Ministry Administration Riverina Services Prayer Music visit Riverina Cathedral Anglicanriverina com Retrieved 8 May 2013 Diocese of Riverina Bishop Accessed 26 June 2013 Further reading EditClyde Laurel 1979 In a Strange Land A History of the Anglican Diocese of Riverina Melbourne Hawthorn Press External links EditDiocese of Riverina official website Diocese of Riverina Agency History Portrait of Sydney Linton first bishop of the Riverina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anglican Diocese of Riverina amp oldid 1096472751 Cathedral, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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