The Anglican Diocese of Bunbury is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia which was founded in 1904 and covers the south of the State of Western Australia. Together with Perth and North West Australia, it is one of the three diocese of the Province of Western Australia.[1][2] The diocese's cathedral since 1962 is St Boniface Cathedral in Bunbury. The current Bishop of Bunbury, since 3 November 2018, is Ian Coutts.
Diocese of Bunbury | |
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 St Boniface Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Western Australia |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Perth |
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| Coordinates | 33°19′53″S 115°38′16″E / 33.33139°S 115.63778°E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Rite | |
| Established | 1904 |
| Cathedral | St Boniface Cathedral, Bunbury |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Church of Australia |
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| Website | |
| Diocese of Bunbury | |
Cathedral
The cathedral church of the diocese is Saint Boniface Cathedral in Bunbury.[3] The cathedral is of brick construction in a modernist style with a prominent clock tower at the east end crowning the sanctuary. The foundation stone was laid in 1961 and the cathedral was consecrated on 14 October 1962.[4] Prior to 1962, the diocese was based at St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, which was constructed in 1866 on the site of an earlier church. St Paul's, previously only a parish church, had been named a pro-cathedral in 1903 in preparation for Bunbury gaining diocesan status the following year. It was demolished in 1963.[5]
Bishops of Bunbury
| Bishops of Bunbury | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1904 | 1917 | Frederick Goldsmith | Previously Dean of Perth; resigned and returned to England. |
| 2 | 1917 | 1937 | Cecil Wilson | Translated from Melanesia; retired. |
| 3 | 1938 | 1950 | Leslie Knight | Died in office. |
| 4 | 1951 | 1957 | Donald Redding | Returned to parish ministry. |
| 5 | 1957 | 1977 | Ralph Hawkins | Retired. |
| 6 | 1977 | 1983 | Stanley Goldsworthy | Previously Archdeacon of Wangaratta; returned to parish ministry. |
| 7 | 1984 | 2000 | Hamish Jamieson | Translated from Carpentaria. |
| 8 | 2000 | 2010 | David McCall | Translated from Willochra. |
| 9 | 2010 | 2017 | Allan Ewing | Previously an assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. |
| 10 | 2018 | present | Ian Coutts | Installed 3 November 2018. |
Assistant bishops
From 1968 to 1979, Warwick Bastian was coadjutor bishop, with the title Bishop of Albany.[6]
See also
References
Further reading
- Bartlett, Joan; Argyle, Judith (2004). Journey: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Bunbury, Western Australia, 1904 to 2004. Bunbury, WA: Anglican Diocese of Bunbury. ISBN 0975698109.
- Tredwell, J. J. (1972). The Cathedral Church of Saint Boniface, Bunbury, Western Australia. Bunbury, WA: Muhling's. OCLC 219794289.
- "Special souvenir issue". The Messenger: The Journal of the Church of England in the Diocese of Bunbury, WA. 17 (179). Bunbury, WA. October 1962. OCLC 221075948.
- Consecration of the War Memorial Cathedral Church of Saint Boniface, Bunbury: Sunday, 14th October, 1962, 11 a.m. Bunbury, WA. 1962. OCLC 221788054.
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External links
- Diocese of Bunbury – official site
- Bishop's personal website
- St John's, Albany
