Richard Stanley Treloar (born 1965) is an Australian Anglican

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. He is the current Bishop of Gippsland in the

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.Latrobe Valley Express Treloar was born and raised in Sydney. He studied theology at

Trinity College Theological School Trinity College Theological School (TCTS) is an educational division of Australia's Trinity College, the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne. It is also one of the constituent colleges of the University of Divinity. The Scho ...

, graduating Bachelor of Theology and Master of Theology, and at

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

where he obtained his PhD. Treloar was ordained

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and

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in the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat and served as curate at St Peter's Ballarat and Christchurch

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before becoming

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of the Parish of Skipton (1993-1997). In 1998, he was appointed the associate chaplain and Stewart Lecturer in Theology at

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. He went on to become chaplain of the college from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 he was appointed

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Christ Church, South Yarra Christ Church, South Yarra is the Anglican parish church of the suburb of South Yarra in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The parish is in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and dates from 1856. The parish is well known as belonging to the Angl ...

. During this time, he also served as the president of Christ Church Grammar School. He served in these positions until his election as the thirteenth Bishop of Gippsland and his subsequent consecration as a bishop in July 2018.TMA The Melbourne Anglican He is a member of the Liturgy Commission of

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and has served on the boards of the

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and

Melbourne Grammar School (Pray and Work) , established = 1849 (on present site since 1858 - the celebrated date of foundation) , type = Independent, co-educational primary, single-sex boys secondary, day and boarding , denomination ...

. He is an honorary research associate of the University of Divinity and has published widely in the field of biblical interpretation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Treloar, Richard Anglican bishops of Gippsland Australian Anglican priests Monash University alumni People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne) Religious leaders from Melbourne 1965 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Melbourne University of Divinity alumni