Anglican Bishop of Armidale explained

Bishopric:	Armidale
Border:	anglican
Coat:	Anglican Diocese of Armidale logo.png
Coat Size:	150px
Coat Alt:	Coat of arms of the Diocese
Coat Caption:	Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent:	Rod Chiswell
Incumbent Note:	since
Country:	Australia
Province:	New South Wales
Denomination:	Anglicanism
Cathedral:	St Peter's Cathedral Armidale
First Incumbent:	Collinson Sawyer
Diocese:	Armidale

The Bishop of Armidale is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Armidale, Australia.^[1] The diocese was established in 1863 as the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale. Thus, its diocesan bishop was known as the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, until the eastern part of the diocese was formed into the new Diocese of Grafton in 1914.

List of Bishops of Armidale

Bishops of Grafton and Armidale
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
	1867	1868	Collinson Sawyer	^[2] Drowned in the River Clarence before his enthronement.
	1869	1893	James Turner	^[3]
	1894	1901	Arthur Green	^[4] Translated to Ballarat.
	1901	1914	Henry Cooper	^[5] Remained in post as Bishop of Armidale.^[6]
Bishops of Armidale
	1914	1916	Henry Cooper	Previously Bishop of Grafton and Armidale.
	1916	1929	Wentworth Wentworth-Sheilds
	1929	1964	John Moyes
	1965	1976	Clive Kerle	Previously bishop coadjutor in Sydney since 1956.
	1976	1999	Peter Chiswell
	2000	2012	Peter Brain
	2012	2021	Rick Lewers	Consecrated and installed May 2012.
	2021		Rod Chiswell	Consecrated and installed 27 February 2021.^[7]

External links

– official site

Notes and References

Web site: Diocese: Armidale . . 24 March 2021.
http://www.graftoncathedral.org.au/?D=2 Appointed First Bishop
turner-james-francis-4761. Turner, James Francis (1829–1893). Aubrey, Keith H.. 1976. 26 November 2019.
[Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
http://www.as.edu.au/community/archives/THe_Armidale_School-An_Introduction-_1987_.pdf Lays foundation stone for the Armidale School
Web site: An Ordinance of the Diocese of Grafton . 10 December 1913 . 3 August 2023.
Web site: New Bishop's Consecration and Installation . Anglican Diocese of Armidale . Anglican Diocese of Armidale . 21 February 2021 . 12 January 2021.