Anglican Diocese of Newcastle (Australia)

Diocese of Newcastle
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Ecclesiastical provinceNew South Wales
MetropolitanArchbishop of Sydney
Information
DenominationAnglican
Established25 June 1847 (1847-06-25)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, Newcastle
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Church of Australia
Bishop of Newcastle
Assistant bishopsSonia Roulston (Inland Episcopate, since 2018)
Charlie Murry (Coastal Episcopate, since 2018)
Dean
  • Katherine Bowyer
  • (since 2017)
ArchdeaconsArthur Copeman (Archdeacon of Newcastle)
Rod Bower (Archdeacon for Justice Ministries and Chaplaincy)
Website
Diocese of Newcastle
Logo of the Diocese
Logo of the Diocese

The Anglican Diocese of Newcastle in Australia is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is located in the state of New South Wales. It is centred in the city of Newcastle and extends along the state's coast from Woy Woy to Laurieton and inland to Merriwa and Murrurundi.

The diocese was founded from the Diocese of Australia by letters patent of 25 June 1847.[1] The cathedral church of the diocese is Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle.

The diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Newcastle. On 25 November 2017, Peter Stuart,[2] the assistant bishop at the time, was elected as the diocesan bishop. He was installed at Christ Church Cathedral on 2 February 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1848. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Anglican Communion website
  3. ^ McCarthy, Joanne (28 November 2017). "Newly-elected Newcastle Anglican Bishop Peter Stuart a 'passionate supporter' of women in ministry". The Newcastle Herald.