Bishop of North West Australia

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The Bishop of North West Australia is the senior Anglican cleric responsible for overseeing the ministry, clergy, and churches across the vast and sparsely populated North West region of Western Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican episcopal title
diocesan bishop
appointedBy metropolitan of the Province of Western Australia (confirmation)
synod of the Diocese of North West Australia NERFINISHED
cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton NERFINISHED
church Anglican Church of Australia NERFINISHED
communion Anglican Communion
country Australia
dateOfEstablishment 1910
ecclesiasticalStatus diocesan ordinary
firstIncumbent Gerald Trower NERFINISHED
geographicalCoverageIncludes Gascoyne region NERFINISHED
geographicalCoverageIncludes Kimberley region (in part, historically or administratively) NERFINISHED
geographicalCoverageIncludes Pilbara region NERFINISHED
governsThrough diocesan synod of North West Australia
hasCanonicalResidence bishop’s residence in Geraldton
hasResponsibilityFor mission work in remote communities of North West Australia
oversight of chaplaincy in mining and pastoral regions
support of fly‑in fly‑out ministry in remote areas
jurisdiction Diocese of North West Australia NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy English
liturgicalTradition Anglican
locatedIn North West Australia NERFINISHED
Western Australia NERFINISHED
memberOf House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia NERFINISHED
oversees Anglican churches in the North West region of Western Australia
Anglican clergy in the North West region of Western Australia
Anglican ministry in the North West region of Western Australia
partOf Province of Western Australia (Anglican Church of Australia) NERFINISHED
predecessorOffice Bishop of Gascoyne NERFINISHED
primaryFunction episcopal oversight
regionCharacteristic sparsely populated area
vast territory
religion Anglicanism
responsibleFor confirmation of lay members in the Diocese of North West Australia
ordination of deacons in the Diocese of North West Australia
ordination of priests in the Diocese of North West Australia
oversight of clergy in the Diocese of North West Australia
oversight of parishes in the Diocese of North West Australia
pastoral care of Anglicans in North West Australia
secondaryFunction representation of the diocese in provincial and national Anglican bodies
seeCity Geraldton NERFINISHED
style The Right Reverend
succeeds previous Bishop of North West Australia (in episcopal succession)
titleHolderOf chief pastor of the Diocese of North West Australia
typeOfDiocese rural and remote diocese

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Anglican Diocese of North West Australia hasBishop Bishop of North West Australia