The Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn is one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese has 60 parishes covering most of south-east New South Wales, the eastern Riverina and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It stretches from Marulan in the north, from Batemans Bay to Eden on the south coast across to Holbrook in the south-west, north to Wagga Wagga, Temora, Young and Goulburn.
The Diocese of Goulburn was established in 1863. At that time it extended to the south and west of Goulburn to the south-western corner of New South Wales (south of the 34th degree of latitude). In 1883 the diocese was divided, with the western portion designated as the major part of the newly created Diocese of Riverina. In 1950 the name was changed to the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. St Saviour's Cathedral, the mother church of the diocese, is located in Goulburn, New South Wales. Both the diocesan bishop and the diocesan office are located in Canberra, Australia's national capital, which is 87 kilometres to the south of Goulburn.
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The diocesan bishop is the Rt Revd Stuart Robinson, who was elected 10th bishop of the diocese on 1 November 2008 (All Saints' Day). He was consecrated and enthroned at St Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn on 31 January 2009.
The assistant bishop, since 2004, is Trevor Edwards.[1]
Two new assistant bishops are expected to be consecrated on 31 March 2012; Genieve Blackwell, currently the Archdeacon for Goulburn and Rural Ministry, as part-time assistant bishop for the region of Wagga Wagga, the North-West and South-West (also becoming the Archdeacon of Wagga Wagga) and Ian Lambert, currently the Archdeacon for the South Coast and Monaro, as part-time assistant bishop for the region of the Coast, Southern Monaro and the Snowy (also remaining as archdeacon).[2]
| Bishops of Goulburn | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1863 | 1892 | Mesac Thomas | Died in office. |
| 1892 | 1892 | William Chalmers | Died in office. |
| 1902 | 1915 | Christopher Barlow | Translated from North Queensland; retired. |
| 1915 | 1933 | Lewis Radford | Retired. |
| 1934 | 1950 | Ernest Burgmann | Became Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn. |
| Bishops of Canberra and Goulburn | |||
| 1950 | 1960 | Ernest Burgmann | Previously Bishop of Goulburn; retired. |
| 1961 | 1971 | Kenneth Clements | Translated from Grafton; retired. |
| 1972 | 1983 | Cecil Warren | Previously assistant bishop in the diocese; retired. |
| 1983 | 1993 | Owen Dowling | Previously assistant bishop in the diocese; retired. |
| 1993 | 2008 | George Browning | Previously assistant bishop for coastal Brisbane; retired. |
| 2009 | present | Stuart Robinson | Elected 1 November 2008; consecrated and enthroned 31 January 2009. |
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