Keith Dalby

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The Right Reverend

Keith Dalby
Bishop of The Murray
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
DioceseDiocese of The Murray
PredecessorJohn Ford
Orders
Consecration16 August 2019
by Geoffrey Smith
Personal details
Born1961/1962 (age 59–60)
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAlice
Children5
Alma materSt Barnabas College, Adelaide (BTh)
Moore Theological College (MA)

Keith William Dalby is an Australian Anglican bishop, currently serving as the Bishop of The Murray since 2019.

Early life[]

Dalby was born in the United Kingdom, but returned to South Australia where his parents had married.[1] He spent time in the Northern Territory before joining the Australian Navy where he served for 13 years, 12 as a submariner.

Ordained ministry[]

Dalby commenced training for the priesthood at St Barnabas College, Adelaide, in 1992, and obtained a Bachelor of Theology degree.[2] He became curate at St Michael's Mitcham in Adelaide before serving as priest at Timboon and Warracknabeal in Victoria in the Diocese of Ballarat from 1997 and Gordon in the Diocese of Sydney from 2004.[1]

Episcopal ministry[]

In June 2019, Dalby was announced as the fifth diocesan bishop of the Diocese of The Murray in South Australia. He was consecrated as bishop at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide, on 16 August 2019 and enthroned as Bishop of The Murray on 17 August 2019 in St John the Baptist Cathedral, Murray Bridge.[3][4]

Personal life[]

Dalby is married to Alice and they have five children.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "New Anglican Bishop appointed for South Coast". Victor Harbor Times. Australian Community Media. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Our bishop". Diocese of the Murray. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, David (30 June 2013). "New Bishop for Diocese of The Murray" (PDF). Diocese of The Murray. The Anglican Church of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Consecration and Enthronement of the fifth Bishop of The Murray". Diocese of the Murray. Anglican Church of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Bishop of The Murray
2019–present 		Incumbent
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