Anglican Diocese of Grafton

For the Catholic church in the area, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore.

Diocese of Grafton

Location
Ecclesiastical province	New South Wales
Coordinates	30°S 153°E / 30°S 153°E / -30; 153Coordinates: 30°S 153°E / 30°S 153°E / -30; 153
Statistics
Parishes	26
Churches	93
Schools	5
Information
Cathedral	Cathedral Church of Christ the King
Current leadership
Bishop	Bishop of Grafton
Website
graftondiocese.org.au

The Anglican Diocese of Grafton is one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is located in north-east New South Wales and covers the area from the Queensland border to Port Macquarie in the south and west to the Great Dividing Range.

Created in 1914 as a result of a division of the previous Diocese of Grafton and Armidale it has 26 parishes, an active environment commission and an Anglicare organisation seeking to support community and social needs within the diocese. The diocesan cathedral church is the Cathedral Church of Christ the King in Grafton.

The Church of St Thomas at Port Macquarie was built by an early Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane. It is the fifth oldest church building in Australia.

The current Bishop of Grafton is Sarah Macneil who has become the first woman to lead an Australian Diocese as bishop.

The Bishop is based in Grafton.

Bishops

1914–1921 Cecil Druitt
1921–1938 John William Ashton
1938–1945 William Henry Webster Stevenson
1946–1955 Christopher Storrs
1956–1961 Kenneth John Clements (translated to Canberra and Goulburn)
1961–1973 Gordon Arthur
1973–1985 Donald Shearman (previously Bishop of Rockhampton)
1985–1998 Bruce Allen Schultz (previously Dean of Grafton)
1998–2003 Philip Huggins
2003–2013 Keith Slater^[1]
2014–present Sarah Macneil

Cathedral

The cathedral church is Christ Church Cathedral in Grafton which was designed by John Horbury Hunt and commenced in 1884 during the episcopacy of Bishop Turner and completed to its present stage in 1937.^[2] The building is of brick construction in a Gothic Revival style with towering arches and ornate stained glass windows. An organ was installed in 1884 by George Fincham of Melbourne which was replaced in 1992 by a 1903 instrument brought from London by Peter D.G. Jewkes Pty Ltd of Sydney.^[3]

The cathedral is a National Trust listed building.^[4]

Deans of Grafton

2007–present: Donald Kingsley Kirk
1997–2007: Peter Charles Catt (afterwards Dean of Brisbane, 2008)
1983–1997: Richard Warwick Hurford (later Bishop of Bathurst, 2001)
1979–1983: Bruce Allan Schultz (afterwards Bishop of Grafton, 1985)
1969–1978: Henry St John Edwards
1966–1968: Roderick William Bowie
1949–1965: Arthur Edward Warr

Church schools

The diocese also has a number of church-based schools providing education across a range of age groups.

Founded	School	Enrollment	Years	Location
1981	Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School	1100	P-12	Tweed Heads
1993	Bishop Druitt College	1192	K-12	Coffs Harbour
1998	Emmanuel Anglican College	388	P-12	Ballina
1998	Clarence Valley Anglican School	297	P-12	Grafton
2002	St Columba Anglican School	680	P-12	Port Macquarie

References

External links

Diocese of Grafton website

Anglican hierarchy in Australia

Primate of Australia

Province of New South Wales

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Sydney Armidale Bathurst Canberra & Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina

Assistant bishops	Sydney (Western Sydney, Wollongong, South Sydney, Northern Region, Georges River) Bathurst Canberra & Goulburn Newcastle

Province of Victoria

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Melbourne Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta

Assistant bishops	Melbourne (Southern, North West, Eastern)

Province of Queensland

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory

Assistant bishops	Brisbane (Western, Northern, Southern) North Queensland

Province of Western Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Perth Bunbury North West Australia

Assistant bishops	Perth (Eastern and Rural, Northern, Southern)

Province of South Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Adelaide Willochra The Murray

Extra-provincial

Diocesan bishops	Tasmania

Missioner bishops	Stewardship Projects and Training

Anglican Church of Australia

A list of all the Anglican dioceses, churches and cathedrals in Australia

Province of New South Wales

Dioceses	Diocese of Armidale Diocese of Bathurst Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn Diocese of Grafton Diocese of Newcastle Diocese of Riverina Diocese of Sydney Churches

Cathedrals	St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle St Peter's Cathedral, Armidale St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn

Churches	All Saints Anglican Church, Petersham All Souls Anglican Church, Leichhardt Christ Church, Rouse Hill Christ Church St Laurence Church by the Bridge Naremburn Cammeray Anglican Church St Andrew's, Roseville St. Barnabas, Broadway St James' Church, Sydney St John the Baptist Church, Ashfield St Thomas' Anglican Church, Narellan St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney St Philip's Church, Sydney

Province of Victoria

Dioceses	Diocese of Bendigo Diocese of Ballarat Diocese of Gippsland Diocese of Melbourne Churches Diocese of Wangaratta

Cathedrals	St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo St Paul's Cathedral, Sale

Churches	Christ Church, Geelong Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh St Peter's, Eastern Hill

Province of Queensland

Dioceses	Diocese of Brisbane Diocese of North Queensland Diocese of Rockhampton Diocese of the Northern Territory

Cathedrals	St John's Cathedral, Brisbane St James' Cathedral, Townsville St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton

Churches	All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane All Saints Anglican Church, Darnley Island All Saints Memorial Church, Tamrookum All Saints Anglican Church, Yandilla Christ Church Anglican Church, St Lawrence Christ Church, Childers Christ Church, Milton Christ Church, Tingalpa Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Herberton Holy Trinity Church, Mackay Holy Trinity Church, Saibai Island Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Woolloongabba Old Bishopsbourne Chapel Old St Mark's Anglican Church, Slacks Creek Shepherd Memorial Church of St Peter, Proston St Agnes Anglican Church, Esk St Andrew's Church, Ormiston St Andrew's Anglican Church, South Brisbane St. Andrew's Church, Toogoolawah St Anne's Anglican Church, Jondaryan St Augustine's Anglican Church, Leyburn St David's Anglican Church, Allora St David's Anglican Church, Mossman St Denys Anglican Church St George's Anglican Church, Beenleigh St James Church, Toowoomba St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Bulimba St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Richmond St John's Anglican Church, Dalby St John's Anglican Church, South Townsville St John's Church, Mundoolun St John's Anglican Church, Rockhampton St Luke's Anglican Church, Boyne Island St Luke's Anglican Church, Toowoomba St Mark's Anglican Church, Rockhampton St Mark's Anglican Church and Dunwich Public Hall St Mark's Anglican Church, Warwick St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point St Mary's Anglican Church, Mount Morgan St Matthew's Anglican Church, Drayton St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingaroy St Paul's Anglican Church, Cleveland St Paul's Anglican Church, East Brisbane St Paul's Anglican Church, Ipswich St Paul's Church, Maryborough St Paul's Anglican Church, Proserpine St Saviour's Anglican Church, South Johnstone St Thomas' Anglican Church, Toowong

Province of Western Australia

Dioceses	Diocese of Bunbury Diocese of North West Australia Diocese of Perth

Cathedrals	St George's Cathedral, Perth

Churches	All Saints Church, Henley Brook

Province of South Australia

Dioceses	Diocese of Adelaide Diocese of The Murray Diocese of Willochra

Cathedrals	St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide

Churches	Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge St Matthew's Church, Kensington

Extra-provincial

Dioceses	Diocese of Tasmania

Cathedrals	St David's Cathedral, Hobart

Defunct

Dioceses	Diocese of Carpentaria Diocese of Kalgoorlie Diocese of St Arnaud

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