Anglican Diocese of North Queensland

The Diocese of North Queensland is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1879. It is situated in the northern part of the state of Queensland, Australia. As part of the Province of Queensland, it covers the Torres Strait Islands in the north, the entire Cape York Peninsula and the cities of Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay. The diocesan cathedral is St James' Cathedral, Townsville. The Bishop of North Queensland is Keith Ronald Joseph, who was consecrated and installed on 31 March 2019.

Diocese of North Queensland
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceQueensland
MetropolitanArchbishop of Brisbane
Headquarters
  • St James' Place
  • Level 1,
  • 155-157 Denham Street
  • Townsville Q 4810
Information
DenominationAnglican
Rite
Established1879 (1879)
CathedralSt James' Cathedral, Townsville
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Church of Australia
Bishop
Dean
  • Kenneth Lay
  • (since 2020)
Website
Diocese of North Queensland

Structure

There are 54 parishes in the diocese, supported by 120 licensed clergy as of February 2015. The diocese owns and operates St Mark's College, a residential college for men and women at James Cook University, Townsville.

The diocese extends its pastoral care through the following ministries:

  • Anglicare North Queensland
  • The Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Townsville (co-trustee)
  • The Good Shepherd Lodge (Aged Persons Home), Mackay

The Diocese of North Queensland supports of Wontulp-bi-Buya College in Cairns which specialises in indigenous adult education including theological studies. This college is an ecumenical venture and is the Queensland partner of Nungalinya College, Darwin.

The Bishop of North Queensland is Keith Ronald Joseph, who was consecrated and installed on 31 March 2019.

Early history of the diocese
St James Church, c.1875

Prior to the establishment of the Diocese of North Queensland, the Anglican Diocese of Sydney had responsibility for all areas of Australia outside a diocese.

The Anglican Church commenced its ministry in the region in 1870 with the arrival in Townsville of James Adams, newly graduated from Moore Theological College in Sydney.[1] As there were no church building in Townsville, services were conducted in the Townsville Court House until Adams could arrange for a church to be constructed.[2]

The Diocese of North Queensland was established in 1879 from that part of the Diocese of Sydney lying north of 22°S latitude in the State of Queensland. In 1900 the Diocese of Carpentaria was formed from part of the northern area of the diocese, but in 1996 this action was reversed.[3]

Bishops
This section is an excerpt from Anglican Bishop of North Queensland.[edit]
Bishops of North Queensland
No From Until Incumbent Notes
1 1878 1891 George Stanton
2 1891 1902 Christopher Barlow Bishop of Goulburn (1902–1915)
3 1902 1913 George Frodsham
4 1913 1947 John Feetham later canonised as St John Oliver Feetham
5 1947 1952 Wilfrid Belcher
6 1953 1970 Ian Shevill Afterwards Bishop of Newcastle
7 1971 1996 John Lewis Previously with the Society of the Sacred Mission
8 1996 2002 Clyde Wood previously Bishop of the Northern Territory
9 2002 2007 John Noble
10 2007 2018 Bill Ray
11 2019 present Keith Joseph Previously Dean of Darwin

Assistant bishops

Assistant bishops serving the Aboriginal people

Assistant bishops serving the Torres Strait Islander people

Other assistant bishops

References
  1. "Cleveland Bay". The Queenslander. 2 July 1870. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "The Anglican Church". The Cairns Post. Qld. 23 November 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Anglican Diocese of North Queensland" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  4. "Project Canterbury: Cable Clerical Index". Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. "St James' Cathedral, Townsville: Tour of the Cathedral". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. "OANDS175 - Other Anglican Diocese - The Anglican Records and Archives Centre Guide to Records". 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "Celebration of Bishop George Tung Yep's 50th Anniversary of his Ordination". 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. "St. John The Evangelist Anglican Parish - Cairns". 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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