Anglican Diocese of The Murray
Diocese of The Murray | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | South Australia |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Adelaide |
| Archdeaconries | The Murray Fleurieu Peninsula |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Rite | |
| Established | 1970 |
| Cathedral | St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Anglican Church of Australia |
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| Diocese of The Murray | |
 Logo of the Diocese | |
The Anglican Diocese of The Murray is located in the south-eastern region of South Australia. Founded in 1970 as part of the Province of South Australia, it takes in the Fleurieu Peninsula, Riverland, Adelaide Hills, Murraylands and the southern suburbs of Adelaide. In 2011 the diocese had 22 parishes or pastoral districts. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Murray Bridge. The current bishop is Keith Dalby who was enthroned in June 2019.
Structure and churchmanship
In 2011 the diocese had 22 parishes or pastoral districts. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Murray Bridge.
The Diocese of The Murray is a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic diocese which does not ordain women to the priesthood.[1] It was the last diocese in the Anglican Church of Australia to admit women to the diaconate, ordaining Margaret Holt as deacon in April 2017.[2]
Ross Davies relinquished the position of bishop in September 2010 and was received into the Roman Catholic Church. John Ford, the Bishop suffragan of Plymouth in the Church of England's Diocese of Exeter, was installed as the new bishop on 6 December 2013.[3] He retired in May 2019 and the Reverend Keith Dalby was elected as his successor.
Bishops of The Murray
| Bishops of The Murray | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1970 | 1989 | Robert Porter OBE | Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat. |
| 2 | 1989 | 2001 | Graham Walden OBE | Previously Assistant Bishop of Ballarat. |
| 3 | 2001 | 2010 | Ross Davies | Resigned and was received into the Roman Catholic Church as a layman; later removed from holy orders |
| 2010 | 2013 | vacant | ||
| 4 | 2013 | 2019 | John Ford | Previously Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter, and assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro, England. |
| 5 | 2019 | 2023 | Keith Dalby | Consecrated 16 August 2019; installed 17 August 2019. Stepped aside on 9 December 2023 and not currently serving.[4][5] |
References
- ^ Zwartz, Barney (9 March 2010). "At cross purposes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Porter, Muriel (21 April 2017). "First woman deacon in The Murray". Church Times (UK). Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "New Bishop for Diocese of The Murray" Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of The Murray website.
- ^ Kernebone, Elspeth (16 January 2024). "South Australian bishop stands aside after secret marriage". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ LeBlanc, Douglas; Douglass, Robyn (18 January 2024). "Australian Bishop Steps Down Over Secret Marriage". The Living Church. Retrieved 19 January 2024.