Garry Weatherill

Garry John Weatherill (born 3 October 1956) is the current Anglican Bishop of Ballarat.[1] He was the sixth Bishop of Willochra (2000-2011).

Bishop Weatherill was educated at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University.[2] Ordained in 1987,[3] he began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Jude’s Church, Brighton[4] after which he was an assistant at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide until 1990. He was then Rector of Semaphore and this later incorporated the Anglican Parish of Port Adelaide. He was then a Ministry Development Officer in the Diocese of Willochra, resident in Crystal Brook. He may have assumed the role of Archdeacon of Willochra before his election as Bishop and subsequent ordination to the episcopate in 2000.

It was announced in 2011 that Weatherill had been elected as the next Bishop of Ballarat. He was installed on 5 November 2011.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballarat press release
  2. ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. ↑ Crockfords (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  4. ↑ Church details
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
David McCall		 Bishop of Willochra
2000–2011