Anglican Diocese of Melbourne

Diocese of Melbourne
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceVictoria
ArchdeaconriesBox Hill, Dandenong, Frankston, Geelong, Kew, La Trobe, Maroondah, Melbourne, Port Philip & Bayside & Kingston North, Stonnington & Glen Eira, and The Yarra
Coordinates37°49′1″S 144°58′3″E / 37.81694°S 144.96750°E / -37.81694; 144.96750
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
Current leadership
ArchbishopPhilip Freier
Assistant bishopsPaul Barker, Jumbunna Episcopate
Kate Prowd, Oodthenong Episcopate
Genieve Blackwell, Marmingatha Episcopate
Brad Billings, Theological Education & Wellbeing (Monomeeth Episcopate)
Website
melbourneanglican.org
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Victoria in the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese was founded from the Diocese of Australia by letters patent of 25 June 1847[1] and includes the cities of Melbourne and Geelong and also some more rural areas. The cathedral church is St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. The current Archbishop of Melbourne since 2006 is Philip Freier, who was translated from the Anglican Diocese of The Northern Territory, and who was the Anglican Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020.