Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory

The Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory covers Australia's Northern Territory and is part of the Province of Queensland in the Anglican Church of Australia.

For the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Territory, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Darwin.

Diocese of the Northern Territory
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryNorthern Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceQueensland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Brisbane
Headquarters
  • 2 Smith Street
  • (Cnr The Esplanade)
  • Darwin NT 0800
Information
DenominationAnglican
Rite
Established1968 (1968)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, Darwin
Language
  • English
  • Local languages
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Church of Australia
Bishop
Website
Diocese of the Northern Territory
Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin

The first bishop of Australia's newest diocese was consecrated in 1968. The cathedral church of the diocese is Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin. The fifth bishop, Greg Thompson, resigned to become the Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales. In June 2014 the diocese announced the appointment of Greg Anderson as the sixth bishop who was consecrated and appointed in November 2014.[1]

The current Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin is the Very Reverend Rob Llewellyn, who was installed on 16 October 2020. Llewellyn previously held the position of Rector of Gloucester in the Diocese of Newcastle.[2]

Cathedral

Christ Church in Darwin became a cathedral when the Northern Territory diocese was created in 1968 out of the larger Diocese of Carpentaria. The building was almost totally destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.[3]

The present cathedral was completed in 1977 on the site of the previous building, incorporating the surviving porch of the old church. The porch had been constructed in 1944 by the Australian Navy. The back wall of the new octagonal building was formed from reclaimed stone from the old church. Many of the treasures of the original building were recovered and repaired.[3]

List of deans
  • Source: Cathedral website[3]
  • 2020– : Rob Llewellyn[2]
  • 2013–2019: Keith Joseph (afterwards Bishop of North Queensland, 2019)
  • 2007–2013: Jeremy Greaves (afterwards Assistant Bishop of Brisbane, Northern Region, 2017)
  • 2003–2007: Michael Nixon
  • 1998–2000: Dennis Vanderwolf
  • 1992–1997: Michael Chiplin
  • 1983–1992: Murray Johnson
  • 1968–1983: Clyde Wood (afterwards Bishop of the Northern Territory, 1983)

List of bishops
  1. 1968–1983: Ken Mason
  2. 1983–1992: Clyde Wood (later Bishop of North Queensland, 1996)
  3. 1992–1997: Richard Appleby
  4. 1999–2006: Philip Freier (translated to Melbourne, 2006)
  5. 2007–2013: Greg Thompson (translated to the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, 2014)
  6. 2014–present: Greg Anderson

References
  1. "The bishop". Anglican Church Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. Anderson, Greg (December 2020). "New Dean at Christ Church Cathedral" (PDF). Top Centre (20.3). Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory. p. 8. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. "Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin - Our History". Retrieved 28 December 2012.

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