Brian Farran

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Brian George Farran (born 15 December 1944) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. He was the former Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales.^[1]

Farran was educated at the Australian National University and St John's College Morpeth, New South Wales.^[2] Ordained in 1968 ^[3] his first positions were curacies at St Phillip's O’Connor and St Alban’s Griffith. He was then incumbent at the Church of the Epiphany, Lake Cargelligo, St Barnabas' North Rockhampton and St Saviour’s Gladstone. In 1983 he became Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, Rockhampton and then an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth, serving first the Goldfields Region then the Northern Region. In 2005 he became the diocesan bishop of Newcastle.^[4] He is married to Robin Farran. He retired on 15 December 2012.^[5]

References

↑ Communion website
↑ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Angdon
↑ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Roger Herft	Bishop of Newcastle (Australia) 2005–2012	Incumbent

v t e Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Perth

Pre-Regions	Robert Freeth Brian Macdonald Michael Challen Brian Kyme

Bishops of the Goldfields Country Region	Ben Wright Brian Farran Gerald Beaumont Tom Wilmot

Other regional bishops	Southern: David Murray Kay Goldsworthy; Eastern & Rural: Tom Wilmot; Northern: Mark Burton

v t e Bishops of Newcastle (Australia)

William Tyrrell Josiah Pearson George Stanton Jack Stretch Reginald Stephen George Long De Witt Batty James Housden Ian Shevill Alfred Holland Roger Herft Brian Farran

Authority control	VIAF: 73299413

Persondata
Name	Farran, Brian George
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Newcastle (Australia)
Date of birth	15 December 1944
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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