Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne
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Archbishop of Melbourne | |
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| Archbishopric | |
| anglican | |
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| Incumbent: Ric Thorpe since 30 November 2025 | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
| Residence | Bishopscourt, East Melbourne |
| Information | |
| First holder | Charles Perry |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established |
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| Diocese | Melbourne |
| Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Melbourne | |
The Archbishop of Melbourne is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of Victoria.[1]
List of bishops and archbishops of Melbourne
[edit | edit source]| Bishops of Melbourne | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1847 | 1876 | Charles Perry | Left the diocese in 1874 to return to England where he recruited the first Bishop of Ballarat and assisted in appointment of his successor; resigned in 1876.[2] |
| 2 | 1876 | 1886 | James Moorhouse | Translated to Manchester. |
| 3 | 1887 | 1901 | Field Flowers Goe | |
| 4 | 1902 | 1905 | Lowther Clarke | Became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1905. |
| Archbishops of Melbourne | ||||
| 4 | 1905 | 1920 | Lowther Clarke | Bishop of Melbourne until 1905. |
| 5 | 1921 | 1929 | Harrington Lees | Died in office. |
| 6 | 1929 | 1941 | Frederick Head | Died in office. |
| 7 | 1942 | 1957 | Joseph Booth | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne (Bishop of Geelong) since 1934. |
| 8 | 1957 | 1977 | Sir Frank Woods | Translated from Middleton; also Primate of Australia from 1971; knighted in 1972. |
| 9 | 1977 | 1983 | Bob Dann | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1969. |
| 10 | 1984 | 1989 | David Penman | Previously coadjutor bishop in Melbourne since 1982; died in office. |
| 11 | 1990 | 1999 | Keith Rayner | Previously Bishop of Wangaratta, then Archbishop of Adelaide; also Primate of Australia from 1989. |
| 12 | 2000 | 2005 | Peter Watson | Previously Bishop in Parramatta and then of the Southern Region (both in Sydney diocese). |
| 13 | 2006 | 2025 | Philip Freier | Translated from the Northern Territory; also Primate of Australia from 2014 to 2020. |
| 14 | 2025 | incumbent | Ric Thorpe | Elected 24 May 2025;[3] installed 30 November 2025.[4] Translated from the Diocese of London (suffragan Bishop of Islington).[4][5] |
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External links
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- Diocese of Melbourne – official site
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