Anglican Diocese of The Murray

Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia

Diocese of The Murray

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Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Adelaide Hills Fleurieu Peninsula Murraylands Riverland Southern Adelaide
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Adelaide
Archdeaconries	The Murray Fleurieu Peninsula
Headquarters	4 Clara Street Murray Bridge, SA
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Rite	Book of Common Prayer An Australian Prayer Book A Prayer Book for Australia
Established	1970 (1970)
Cathedral	St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge
Language	English
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop	Keith Dalby Bishop of The Murray (not currently serving - stepped aside in December 2023)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Geoffrey Smith (since 2017)
Website
Diocese of The Murray

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The Anglican Diocese of The Murray is located in the south-eastern region of South Australia. Founded in 1970 as part of the Province of South Australia, it takes in the Fleurieu Peninsula, Riverland, Adelaide Hills, Murraylands and the southern suburbs of Adelaide. In 2011 the diocese had 22 parishes or pastoral districts. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Murray Bridge. The most recent bishop is Keith Dalby, who has served from June 2019 but stepped aside in December 2023.

Structure and churchmanship

In 2011 the diocese had 22 parishes or pastoral districts. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Murray Bridge.

The Diocese of The Murray is a traditionalist Anglo-Catholic diocese which formerly did not ordain women to the priesthood. It was the last diocese in the Anglican Church of Australia to admit women to the diaconate, ordaining Margaret Holt as deacon in April 2017. In June 2023 its synod voted to allow the ordination of women as priests.

Ross Davies relinquished the position of bishop in September 2010 and was received into the Roman Catholic Church. John Ford, the Bishop suffragan of Plymouth in the Church of England's Diocese of Exeter, was installed as the new bishop on 6 December 2013. He retired in May 2019 and Keith Dalby was elected as his successor. Dalby and synod members worked towards the decision to allow the ordination of women as priests.

On 12 August 2023 three women deacons, along with Rodney Fopp, were ordained by Dalby to the priesthood at Christ the King Anglican Church, Mt Barker. Carol Cornwall became assistant curate of Southern Suburbs, Margaret Holt assistant curate of Strathalbyn and Alison Dutton assistant curate of The South Coast.

Bishops of The Murray

This section is an excerpt from Anglican Bishop of The Murray.

Bishops of The Murray
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1970	1989	Robert Porter OBE	Previously Archdeacon of Ballarat.
2	1989	2001	Graham Walden OBE	Previously Assistant Bishop of Ballarat.
3	2001	2010	Ross Davies	Resigned and was received into the Roman Catholic Church as a layman; later removed from holy orders
	2010	2013	vacant
4	2013	2019	John Ford	Previously Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter, and assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro, England.
5	2019	2023	Keith Dalby	Consecrated 16 August 2019; installed 17 August 2019. Stepped aside on 9 December 2023 and not currently serving.

References

Zwartz, Barney (9 March 2010). "At cross purposes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
Porter, Muriel (21 April 2017). "First woman deacon in The Murray". Church Times (UK). Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Officer, Media (2023-06-06). "Murray Diocese votes to allow ordination of women priests". Guardian. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
Dalby, Keith. ""Welcome to our diocese" Home | Diocese of The Murray". murray.anglican.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
"New Bishop for Diocese of The Murray" Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Diocese of The Murray website.
"Blog | Diocese of The Murray". murray.anglican.org. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
"Women priests to be ordained in The Murray". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
Kernebone, Elspeth (16 January 2024). "South Australian bishop stands aside after secret marriage". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
LeBlanc, Douglas; Douglass, Robyn (18 January 2024). "Australian Bishop Steps Down Over Secret Marriage". The Living Church. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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Province of New South Wales

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Sydney Armidale Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina
Assistant bishops	Sydney (Western Region, Wollongong, Southern Region, Northern Region, South Western Region) Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Newcastle (Coastal, Inland)

Province of Victoria

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Melbourne Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta
Assistant bishops	Melbourne (Marmingatha, Monomeeth, Oodthenong, Jumbunna)

Province of Queensland

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory
Assistant bishops	Brisbane (Western, Northern, Southern) North Queensland

Province of Western Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Perth Bunbury North West Australia
Assistant bishops	Perth (Eastern and Rural, Northern, Southern)

Province of South Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Adelaide Willochra The Murray

Extra-provincial

Diocesan bishops	Tasmania
Assistant bishops	Tasmania National Aboriginal Bishop National Torres Strait Islander Bishop Bishop to the Australian Defence Force

Anglican Church of Australia

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Province of New South Wales

Dioceses	Sydney Churches Armidale Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina
Cathedrals	Sydney (St Andrew) Armidale (St Peter) Bathurst (All Saints) Goulburn (St Savior) Grafton (Christ Church) Griffith (St Albans) Newcastle (Christ Church) Parramatta (St John) Wollongong (St Michael)
Churches	All Saints', Petersham All Saints Church, Canberra All Souls', Leichhardt St Andrew's, Roseville St Barnabas, Broadway Christ Church, Rouse Hill Christ Church, Springwood Christ Church, St Laurence Church by the Bridge St Clement's, Mosman Garrison Church Holy Innocents, Rossmore Holy Trinity, Kelso St James', Sydney St James', Morpeth St John the Baptist, Ashfield St John the Evangelist, Darlinghurst St John the Evangelist, Newcastle St John the Evangelist, Wentworth St John the Baptist, Reid St John's, Camden St John's, Wilberforce St Jude's, Randwick St Luke's, Liverpool St Mark's, Darling Point St Mary's the Virgin, Maitland St Mary's, Waverley St Matthew's, Windsor St Michael's, Surry Hills Narellan Naremburn Cammeray St Paul's, Burwood St Paul's, Castle Hill St Peter's, St Peters St Peter's, Richmond St Philip's, Kingswood St Philip's, Sydney St Stephen's, Newtown St Thomas', Mulgoa St Thomas', North Sydney

Province of Victoria

Dioceses	Melbourne Churches Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta
Cathedrals	Melbourne (St Paul) Bendigo (St Paul) Sale (St Paul)
Churches	Christ Church, Geelong Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh St Peter's, Eastern Hill

Province of Queensland

Dioceses	Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory
Cathedrals	Brisbane (St John) Townsville (St James) Rockhampton (St Paul)
Churches	All Saints, Brisbane All Saints, Darnley Island All Saints, Tamrookum All Saints, Yandilla Christ Church, St Lawrence Christ Church, Childers Christ Church, Milton Christ Church, Tingalpa Holy Trinity, Fortitude Valley Holy Trinity, Herberton Holy Trinity, Mackay Holy Trinity, Saibai Island Holy Trinity, Woolloongabba Old Bishopsbourne Chapel Old St Mark's, Slacks Creek Shepherd Memorial Church of St Peter, Proston St Agnes, Esk St Andrew's, Ormiston St Andrew's, South Brisbane St Andrew's, Toogoolawah St Anne's, Jondaryan St Augustine's, Leyburn St David's, Allora St David's, Mossman St Denys St George's, Beenleigh St James, Toowoomba St John the Baptist, Bulimba St John the Baptist, Richmond St John's, Dalby St John's, South Townsville St John's, Mundoolun St John's, Rockhampton St Luke's, Boyne Island St Luke's, Toowoomba St Mark's, Rockhampton St Mark's, Dunwich St Mark's, Warwick St Mary's, Kangaroo Point St Mary's, Mount Morgan St Matthew's, Drayton St Michael and All Angels, Kingaroy St Paul's, Cleveland St Paul's, East Brisbane St Paul's, Ipswich St Paul's, Maryborough St Paul's, Proserpine St Saviour's, South Johnstone St Thomas', Toowong

Province of Western Australia

Dioceses	Perth Bunbury North West Australia
Cathedrals	Perth (St George) Bunbury (St Boniface) Geraldton (Holy Cross)
Churches	All Saints Church, Henley Brook Holy Trinity Church, Roebourne St John's Church, Albany St Mary's Church, Busselton

Province of South Australia

Dioceses	Adelaide The Murray Willochra
Cathedrals	Adelaide (St Peter) Murray Bridge (St John the Baptist)
Churches	Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide St Matthew's Church, Kensington Christ Church, North Adelaide

Extra-provincial

Dioceses	Tasmania
Cathedrals	Hobart (St David)

Defunct

Dioceses	Carpentaria Kalgoorlie St Arnaud Papua New Guinea
Churches	Broadway Carlingford Deniliquin Prospect Seven Hills Walcha Wallerawang (now Presbyterian) Yarramalong

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