Diocese of Willochra

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For the Roman Catholic diocese in the area, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie.

The Anglican Diocese of Willochra is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia located in the state of South Australia, of which it covers over 90%, mainly in northern and western South Australia. The diocese is made up of thirteen parishes and five ministry districts comprising 80 small congregations. It was created from the Diocese of Adelaide in 1915.^[1]

Bishops of Willochra

The current Bishop of Willochra, the Right Reverend John Stead, who was enthroned on 30 June 2012, is the seventh bishop of the diocese.

1915-1925: Gilbert White
1926–1958: Richard Thomas
1958–1969: Thomas Edward Jones
1970–1987: Stanley Bruce Rosier
1987-2000: William David Hair McCall
2000-2011: Garry Weatherill
2012–present: John Stead

Cathedral

Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Port Pirie.^[2] The cathedral building was built in 1899 as a parish church and was consecrated as cathedral on 29 June 1999.

The building is constructed of dressed stone and corrugated iron roof and is furnished internally in minimalist but slightly high church style.

Deans of Willochra

?1999–2006: Peter Garland
2010–present: David Amery

References

External links

Diocese of Willochra website

v t e Bishops of Willochra

Gilbert White Richard Thomas Tom Jones Bruce Rosier David McCall Garry Weatherill John Stead

Anglican hierarchy in Australia

Primate of Australia

Province of New South Wales

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Sydney Armidale Bathurst Canberra & Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina

Assistant bishops	Sydney (Western Sydney, Wollongong, South Sydney, Northern Region, Georges River) Bathurst Canberra & Goulburn Newcastle

Province of Victoria

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Melbourne Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta

Assistant bishops	Melbourne (Southern, North West, Eastern)

Province of Queensland

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory

Assistant bishops	Brisbane (Western, Northern, Southern) North Queensland

Province of Western Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Perth Bunbury North West Australia

Assistant bishops	Perth (Eastern and Rural, Northern, Southern)

Province of South Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Adelaide Willochra The Murray

Extra-provincial

Diocesan bishops	Tasmania

Missioner bishops	Stewardship Projects and Training

v t e Churches in the Anglican Communion

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Extra-provincial churches	Bermuda Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Cuba Falkland Islands Portugal Spain

Churches in full communion	Mar Thoma Syrian Church Union of Utrecht Philippine Independent Church Porvoo Communion

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