Anglican Diocese of Kalgoorlie

The Diocese of Kalgoorlie was a diocese of the Church of England in Australia (now the Anglican Church of Australia[1]). It covered much of the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia, and existed from the consecration of its first bishop in 1914[2] until its re-absorption back into the Anglican Diocese of Perth in 1973.[3] At that point the Kalgoorlie diocese was reported to contain only eight parishes, and was financially unviable as a separate entity.[4]

Diocese of Kalgoorlie
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceWestern Australia
MetropolitanArchbishop of Perth
Coordinates30°44′40.9″S 121°28′23.0″E
Information
DenominationAnglicanism
Established1914 (1914)
Dissolved1973 (1973)
CathedralSt John the Baptist, Kalgoorlie
Parent churchChurch of England in Australia

The cathedral was St John the Baptist, Kalgoorlie, which before and after the separate existence of the diocese was the parish church of Kalgoorlie.[5]

Bishops
Tenure Name Notes
1914–1919 Cyril Golding-Bird[6] first diocesan bishop
1919–1950 William Elsey[7]
1950–1967 Cecil Muschamp[8]
1967–1973 Denis Bryant[9] fourth and final diocesan bishop; later Assistant Bishop of Perth[10]

References
  1. "Anglican Church of Australia (1981 - )". Find & Connect. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. The Times, Wednesday, Feb 11, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40444; col A News in Brief New Bishop of Kalgoorlie
  3. "Anglican Diocese of Kalgoorlie (1914 - 1973)". Find & Connect. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. "Proposed merger of two Australian dioceses". Church Times. No. 5726. 10 November 1972. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "WA Heritage Council: St John the Baptist Cathedral". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. Australian Newspaper Archive
  7. Order of ceremonial for his consecration as Bishop of Kalgoorlie
  8. Anglican archives Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "obituaries: Denis Bryant". Church Times. No. 7436. 16 September 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  10. "deaths: Bryant". Church Times. No. 7431. 12 August 2005. p. 24. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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