Newcastle Diocese News Feed:

Over 30 people from our Diocese attended the Provincial Mission Convention held in Canberra in late January.

A DVD made by Bishop Brian Farran will be available for use in Lent.

Many people will be welcomed and encouraged on Back to Church Sunday Feb 19, but what happens after that?

We reflect on the life of Judge John Lincoln, the previous Chancellor of our Diocese.

The Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network seeks to connect with dioceses around the world.

History

Please click on the link below to read the history of the Diocese.

Bishops of Newcastle

William Tyrrell,D.D., 1847-1879

Josiah Brown Pearson,LL.D.,D.D., 1880-1889

George Henry Stanton,D.D., 1890-1905

John Francis Stretch,D.D., 1906-1919

Reginald Stephen,D.D., 1919-1928

George Merrick Long,C.B.E., D.D.,LL.D.,V.D., 1928-1930

Francis de Witt Batty,M.A.,Th.Soc., 1931-1958

James Alan George Housden,B.A.,Th.D., 1958-1972

Ian Wotton Allnutt Shevill,A.O.,M.A.,Th.D., 1973-1977

Alfred Charles Holland,B.A.,Dip.Th., 1978-1992

Roger Adrian Herft, B.D., B.TH., 1993-2005

Brian George Farran, B.A., B.Litt, B.Th.L., DMinStuds. 2005-current