Anglican Diocese of North West Australia

The Anglican Diocese of North West Australia (known as the Anglican Diocese of Northern Australia until 1961) is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, founded in 1910. It is situated in the northern part of the state of Western Australia. As part of the Province of Western Australia, it covers those parts of the state north of Perth including Geraldton, Karratha and Broome and is geographically the largest Anglican diocese in Australia and the largest land-based diocese in the world. The diocese has 18 parishes and three Mission to Seafarers’ ministries; the cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton.

For the Catholic Church in North West Australia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton and Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome.

Diocese of North West Australia
Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceWestern Australia
MetropolitanArchbishop of Perth
Headquarters
  • 101 Cathedral Avenue
  • Geraldton WA 6530
Coordinates28°46′44.1″S 114°36′52.6″E
Information
DenominationAnglican
Established1910 (1910)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
Parent churchAnglican Church of Australia
BishopDarrell Parker
Dean
  • Lachlan Edwards
  • (since 2022)
Website
Anglican Diocese of North West Australia
Logo of the Diocese

The incumbent bishop of the diocese is Darrell Parker, formerly vicar of St Paul's Tamworth. He was elected as the 8th bishop in September 2022, replacing Gary Nelson, who retired on 15 May 2022. Parker was consecrated in St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 3 February 2023 and installed as bishop in the diocesan cathedral on 15 February 2023.

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