The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is the entity of the
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...
covering the states of
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
and
Tasmania
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, subdi ...
. It is one of six geographically-based
synods
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word '' synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin word mea ...
of the church. When the Uniting Church was created in 1977, the Synod of Victoria and Synod of Tasmania were independent, but subsequently merged on 22 June 2002.
The leader of the synod is the ''moderator'' elected to the position for a period of three years. Rev David Fotheringham became Moderator of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania on 30 June 2022.
Presbyteries
The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania comprises eight
presbyteries (regional councils):
*Presbytery of Gippsland
*Presbytery of Loddon Mallee
*Presbytery of North East Victoria
*Presbytery of Port Phillip East
*Presbytery of Port Phillip West
*Presbytery of Tasmania
*Presbytery of Western Victoria
*Presbytery of Yarra Yarra
When the Uniting Church in Australia was created in 1977, there were 17 presbyteries: three in the Synod of Tasmania and fourteen in the Synod of Victoria.
Moderators
Victoria and Tasmania
Victoria
Tasmania
References
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Uniting Church in Australia
Protestantism in Victoria (state)
Religion in Tasmania