Anglican Diocese of Armidale
The Anglican Diocese of Armidale is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia located in the state of New South Wales. As the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale, it was created (from the Diocese of Newcastle) by letters patent in 1863. When the Anglican Diocese of Grafton was split off in 1914, the remaining portion was renamed Armidale, retaining its legal continuity and its incumbent bishop.
Diocese of Armidale | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | New South Wales |
| Metropolitan | Archbishop of Sydney |
| Coordinates | 30°S 150°E |
| Statistics | |
| Churches | 34 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglicanism |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral Armidale |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Rod Chiswell |
| Website | |
| armidaleanglicandiocese.com | |
Logo of the Diocese | |
Once relatively Anglo-Catholic in its liturgical and theological leanings, since the mid-20th century the diocese has leant more towards the Diocese of Sydney and its particular form of Evangelical teaching and liturgy. The diocese is theologically conservative and holds to the traditional Anglican beliefs on human sexuality, disapproving same-sex unions.
The diocese includes the regional cities of Tamworth and Armidale and the towns of Glen Innes, Tenterfield, Inverell, Moree, Gunnedah and Narrabri.
On 12 December 2020, the synod of the diocese elected Rod Chiswell, vicar of South Tamworth, as the 8th Bishop of Armidale. Chiswell was installed on 27 February 2021.