The Diocese of Rockhampton (also known as Anglican Church Central Queensland) is a

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of the

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, founded in 1892. It is situated in the central part of the state of

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, Australia. It is part of the Province of Queensland. The

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church of the diocese is

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Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of ...

. On 18 July 2020, Peter Grice, the Dean of Geraldton since 2015 and vicar-general of the

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, was elected as the 13th Bishop of Rockhampton. He was installed in the position on 27 February 2021.

Structure

Rockhampton is one of 23 dioceses of the

. The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million

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, roughly twice the size of

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. The diocese contains nearly the whole central regions of Queensland. The population of the diocese is 216,000 of whom approximately 48,000 indicate that they are Anglicans. The diocese has 20

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and ministry districts, with the largest parish bigger than the

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. The

church of the diocese is

. On 18 July 2020, Peter Grice, the Dean of Geraldton since 2015 and vicar-general of the

, was elected as the 13th Bishop of Rockhampton. He was installed in the position on 27 February 2021.

History

The diocese was erected in 1892 from the Diocese of Brisbane; its first bishop was Bishop Nathaniel Dawes. The diocese celebrated its centenary in 1992.

Region

The diocese reaches across central Queensland, between the Diocese of Brisbane to the south and the Diocese of North Queensland to the north. It stretches from the east coast of Australia to the Northern Territory border, with its northern border being a straight line just north of the town of Moranbah and its southern region including the localities of Boyne Island, Biloela, Moura, Tambo and Blackall. Named after its main city of Rockhampton the diocese also includes the cities and towns of Gladstone, Yeppoon, Gracemere, Mt Morgan, Middlemount, Dysart, Blackwater, Springsure, Emerald, Clermont, Barcaldine, Longreach, Winton, Bedourie and Boulia.''Diocese of Rockhampton Year Book 2009-2010'', p. 3.

Bishops of Rockhampton

Ministries

Chaplaincies: hospital, correctional centre, police, Mission to Seafarers Aboriginal and Islander Anglican Ministry: Woorabinda, Murri Wodja Anglican Regional Ministry

References

External links

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Anglican bishops of Rockhampton 1892 establishments in Australia Christianity in Queensland Anglican Church of Australia Ecclesiastical Province of Queensland