Anglican Bishop of Tasmania

The Bishop of Tasmania is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania, Australia.[1]

Bishop of Tasmania
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the diocese
Coat of arms of the diocese
Incumbent:
Richard Condie
since 19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)
StyleThe Right Reverend
Location
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical provinceExtra-provincial
Information
First holderFrancis Nixon
DenominationAnglicanism
Established21 August 1842 (1842-08-21)
DioceseTasmania
CathedralSt David's Cathedral, Hobart
Website
Diocese of Tasmania

List of Bishops of Tasmania

Bishops of Tasmania
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
118421863Francis NixonConsecrated 24 August 1842.
218641882Charles BrombyLater Assistant Bishop of Lichfield and Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells.
318831889Daniel Sandford FRSELater coadjutor bishop to two successive Bishops of Durham.
418891901Henry Montgomery KCMGFather of Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
519021914Edward MercerLater Archdeacon of Macclesfield.
619141919Reginald StephenPreviously Dean of Melbourne; translated to Newcastle.
719191943Robert HayPreviously Dean of Hobart; died in office.
819441963Geoffrey Cranswick
919631981Robert Davies CBEPreviously Assistant Bishop of Newcastle.
1019822000Philip NewellPreviously Archdeacon of Lilley.
1120002015John HarrowerLater Assistant Bishop assisting the Primate of Australia.
122016presentRichard CondiePreviously 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]


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External links

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