Anglican Diocese of Adelaide

Diocese of Adelaide
Diocese of Adelaide
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Adelaide Plains; Barossa Valley; Kangaroo Island;
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Adelaide
Headquarters	18 King William Road; North Adelaide SA 5006;
Coordinates	34°54′46″S 138°35′53″E
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Established	25 June 1847
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
Language	English
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Church of Australia
Archbishop	Geoffrey Smith; (since 2017);
Assistant bishops	Tim Harris; (since 2011); Chris McLeod; (since 2015); Denise Ferguson; (since 2019);
Dean	Chris McLeod; (since 2021);
Website
	adelaideanglicans.com

The Anglican Diocese of Adelaide is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is centred in the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia and extends along the eastern shore of the Gulf St Vincent from the town of Eudunda in the north to Aldgate in the south. The diocesan cathedral is Saint Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide. The diocese was founded in 1847 with Augustus Short as the first bishop. The incumbent Archbishop of Adelaide since 2017 has been Geoffrey Smith, who has also been the Anglican Primate of Australia since 2020.

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