Anglican Diocese of Armidale

Diocese of Armidale
Location
Ecclesiastical province	New South Wales
Coordinates	30°S 150°E / 30°S 150°E / -30; 150Coordinates: 30°S 150°E / 30°S 150°E / -30; 150
Information
Rite	Anglican
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral Armidale
Current leadership
Bishop	Rick Lewers
Website
armidaleanglicandiocese.com

The Anglican Diocese of Armidale is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia located in the state of New South Wales. The diocese was created in 1914 as a result of a division of the previous Diocese of Grafton and Armidale which was created by letters patent in 1863. Once relatively Anglo-Catholic in its liturgical and theological leanings, since the mid-20th century the diocese has leant more towards the neighbouring Diocese of Sydney and its particular form of Evangelical teaching and liturgy.

The diocese includes the regional cities of Tamworth and Armidale and the towns of Glen Innes, Tenterfield, Inverell, Moree, Gunnedah and Narrabri.

Rick Lewers has been the Bishop of Armidale since May 2012.

Cathedral

The cathedral church of the diocese is St Peter's Cathedral in Armidale. It was consecrated for worship in 1875. The cathedral was designed by the Canadian architect John Horbury Hunt who also designed the University of New England. The foundation stone was laid by James F. Turner, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale.^[1]

Schools

The Diocese of Armidale has three affiliated independent Anglican schools:

• The Armidale School (TAS), founded 1894
• New England Girls' School (NEGS), Armidale, founded 1895
• Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth, incorporating Calrossy Anglican School for Girls (founded 1919), William Cowper Anglican Boys High School and William Cowper Primary School

Linked diocese

Following a 2004 synod visit by Bishop Edward Muhima of the Diocese of North Kigezi in Uganda, there has been a forging of a support link between the two dioceses. The Diocese of North Kigezi is in the South West of Uganda, with its office in Rukunjiri.^[2]

List of Bishops of Armidale

References

External links

• Diocese of Armidale

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