Anglican Diocese of Willochra

Diocese of Willochra
Diocese of Willochra
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Most of South Australia, ie:; Mid North; Yorke Peninsula; Eyre Peninsula; Far North;
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Metropolitan	Archbishop of Adelaide
Information
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1915
Cathedral	Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul, Port Pirie
Language	English
Current leadership
Parent church	Anglican Church of Australia
Bishop	John Stead; (since 2012);
Metropolitan Archbishop	Geoffrey Smith; (since 2017);
Dean	Mark Hawkes; (since 2021);
Website
	Diocese of Willochra

The Diocese of Willochra is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is situated in the northern and western parts of the state of South Australia, Australia. As part of the Province of South Australia it covers the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the towns of Coober Pedy, Port Augusta and Minlaton. The diocesan cathedral is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Port Pirie. The diocese was founded in 1915, with Gilbert White installed as the first bishop. The current bishop, since 2012, is John Stead.

History[]

The diocese covers over 90% of the state, mainly in northern and western South Australia. The diocese is made up of thirteen parishes and five ministry districts comprising 80 small congregations. It was created from the Diocese of Adelaide in 1915.^[1]

Cathedral[]

Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul in Port Pirie.^[2] The cathedral building was built in 1899 as a parish church and was consecrated as cathedral on 29 June 1999.

The building is constructed of dressed stone and corrugated iron roof and is furnished internally in minimalist but slightly high church style.

Bishops of Willochra[]

Bishops of Willochra
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1915	1925	Gilbert White	Translated from Carpentaria.
2	1926	1958	Richard Thomas	Previously Archdeacon of North Queensland; died in office.
3	1958	1969	Tom Jones
4	1970	1987	Bruce Rosier AM	Previously an assistant bishop in Perth.
5	1987	2000	David McCall	Translated to Bunbury.
6	2000	2011	Garry Weatherill	Previously Archdeacon of Willochra; translated to Ballarat.
7	2012	present	John Stead	Previously Assistant Bishop of Bathurst, based in Dubbo; installed 30 June 2012.