Diocese of Bendigo
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Victoria |
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| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Matt Brain |
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| Diocese of Bendigo | |
Logo of the Diocese
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The Anglican Diocese of Bendigo is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is situated in the Bendigo region of the state of Victoria, Australia. Its geographic remit extends from that part of Victoria that lies north of the Great Dividing Range and west of the Goulburn River to the border with the state of South Australia. The diocesan cathedral is St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo. The diocese was separated from the Diocese of Melbourne in 1902, with Henry Archdall Langley installed as the first bishop. The current bishop, Matt Brain, was installed on 17 February 2018.
The diocese was separated from the Diocese of Melbourne in 1902, at the same time as the creation of the dioceses of Wangaratta and Gippsland. In 1977, the Diocese of St Arnaud, which had been separated from the Diocese of Ballarat in 1926, was disbanded and merged with Bendigo.
The original cathedral church of the diocese was All Saints, Bendigo, but since 1981 the cathedral church has been St Paul's. Since 17 February 2018, the Bishop of Bendigo has been Matt Brain.
The Gannawarra Cluster is an initiative by the diocese to provide a team of locally ordained clergy to offer ministry to three geographically connected parishes, Cohuna, Kerang, and Quambatook.
| Bishops of Bendigo | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1902 | 1906 | Henry Langley | Installed and enthroned 5 March 1902. |
| 2 | 1907 | 1920 | John Langley | Previously ArchdeaconofCumberland and a CanonofSt Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney |
| 3 | 1920 | 1938 | Donald Baker | |
| 4 | 1938 | 1957 | Charles Riley CBE VD | Previously ArchdeaconofNortham. |
| 5 | 1957 | 1974 | Ronald Richards | Previously ArchdeaconofBallarat. |
| 6 | 1975 | 1991 | Oliver Heyward | Later assistant to the Primate of Australia. |
| 7 | 1992 | 1993 | Ben Wright | Previously ArchdeaconofStirling, then of the Goldfields and finally of O’Connor. |
| 8 | 1995 | 2002 | David Bowden | Previously Archdeaconofthe Central Coast, then of Newcastle. |
| 9 | 2003 | 2017 | Andrew Curnow AM | Previously Bishopofthe Northern Region, Melbourne. |
| 10 | 2018 | present | Matt Brain | Previously Assistant Bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. Installed 17 February 2018. |
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