The Anglican Diocese of St Arnaud was a diocese of the Church of England in Australia (now the Anglican Church of Australia[1]), in the Mallee and Wimmera regions of north-west Victoria.[2][3] It was created in 1926 out of the Diocese of Ballarat[4] and named after the town of St Arnaud. In 1976 it was amalgamated into the Diocese of Bendigo.[5]
Diocese of St Arnaud | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Melbourne |
| Coordinates | 36°36′59″S 143°15′18″E / 36.61639°S 143.25500°E |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 1926 |
| Dissolved | 1976 |
| Cathedral | Christ Church, St Arnaud |
| Parent church | Church of England in Australia |
Bishops
edit- Melville Charles James (1926-50)[6]
- Allen Ernest Winter (1951-73)[7]
- David Hubert Warner Shand (1973-76),[8] who was also the dean.[9]
Archdeacons of St Arnaud
editIncomplete list
- Frederic Morgan-Payler (1930-35)
- HD Campbell (1935-38)[10] [11] (also Vicar of Christ Church)[12]
- Edmund Franklin Cooper (1939-40)[13] [14] (also Vicar of Christ Church)[15]
- R Gearing (1941-45) (also Vicar of Christ Church)[16]
- Ernest Joseph Lees (1945-54) [17]
- John Burnett (1965-68)
- John Burnett (1970-72)
- John Aylmer Leaver (1973-74) [18] (also Vicar of Christ Church, 1966-74)[19]
Cathedral
editThe cathedral church was Christ Church, St Arnaud, now known as Christ Church Old Cathedral.[20] The church was designed by F. M. Moore and built in 1864 in a Victorian unpainted brick Early English Gothic style.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Anglican Church of Australia (1981 - )". Find & Connect. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ The Age, 8 October 1966
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ The Times, 22 September 1926; p. 15;, Ecclesiastical News: The Church In Australia
- ^ "Diocese of Bendigo website". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ The Argus 30 September 1926.
- ^ Victoria Government Gazette
- ^ NLA website
- ^ "Australian Church Histories: Christ Church Anglican, St Arnaud, Victoria". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "The Herald, 18 March 1935, p 7, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "The Age, 24 November 1938, p 10, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Morwell Advertiser, 12 January 1939, p 9, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "The Age, 15 May 1946, p 2, via Trove NLA". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 569.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 566.
- ^ "Christ Church, St Arnaud: Clergy". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Heritage: Christ Church Old Cathedral St Arnaud". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Heritage: Christ Church Old Cathedral St Arnaud". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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