YEAR BOOK 2020 VOLUME II YEAR BOOK of the Diocese of Brisbane Province of Queensland Anglican Church of Australia 2020 VOLUME II Return to Contents 3 Published at the Diocesan Registry St Martin’s House 373 Ann Street Brisbane (GPO Box 421, Brisbane, QLD 4001) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA ISSN 0812-5058 Anglican Church Southern Queensland Telephone (07) 3835 2222 Printed by Talbot Press Telephone (07) 3252 3281 Front cover: A meeting of the newly reformed St John’s Cathedral Mothers Union on Zoom, overseen by Diocesan President Bev Perry. Back cover: Coomera Anglican College students use 3D printers to help medical personnel on the Covid-19 frontlines. L-R: Teacher Beth Claydon and Year 3 students Grace Coombs, Jacob Arfuso and Jett Spriggs. 4 Each heading on this page is a clickable link Table of Contents History of the Diocese of Brisbane ............................... 8 History of St John’s Cathedral ..................................... 10 Map of the Queensland Province ................................ 20 Photos of 2020 Ordination ........................................... 21 Diocese of Brisbane Structure .................................... 25 St John’s Cathedral Structure ..................................... 27 Diocesan Leadership & Governance ........................... 29 Officers of the Synod .................................................... 29 Diocesan Council .......................................................... 29 Diocesan Leadership Team .......................................... 30 Legal Committee .......................................................... 30 Diocesan Audit & Risk Committee ............................. 30 Professional Standards Board .................................... 30 Professional Standards Committee ........................... 30 Committee of Elections & Qualifications ................... 31 Archbishop Election Committee ................................. 31 Diocesan Nominators .................................................. 31 Board of Enquiry under the Tribunal Canon .............. 31 Panel of Triers under the Tribunal Canon .................. 31 5 Each heading on this page is a clickable link Commissioners under the Benefices Avoidance Canon ......................................................... 32 General Synod ............................................................... 32 Cathedral Chapter ........................................................ 32 Finance & Diocesan Services Commission ............... 32 Ministry Education Commission ............................... 33 St John’s College Council ........................................... 33 Anglican Schools Commission ................................... 33 Anglican Church Grammar School Council .................... 33 Cannon Hill Anglican College Council ............................ 34 Coomera Anglican College Council ............................... 34 Forest Lake & Springfield Anglican Colleges (FSAC Ltd) Board .......................................................... 34 St John’s Anglican College Council ............................... 34 The Springfield Anglican College Council ...................... 34 Fraser Coast Anglican College Council ......................... 35 St Andrew’s Anglican College Council ........................... 35 St Hilda’s School Council ............................................... 35 St Luke’s Anglican School Council ................................. 35 St Paul’s School Council ................................................ 36 The Glennie School Council........................................... 36 The Southport School Council ........................................ 36 Toowoomba Anglican School Council ............................. 36 West Moreton Anglican College Council ........................ 37 Anglican Community Services Commission .............. 37 Parishes & Other Mission Agencies Commission ..... 37 Archbishop’s Advisory Committee on Building & Furnishings................................................. 37 Anglican Board of Mission Committee ....................... 38 Social Responsibilities Committee ............................ 38 Anglican Committee for Ecumenical Affairs ............ 38 6 Each heading on this page is a clickable link Clergy Biographical Information ............................... 39 Lay Ministers Biographical Information ................... 116 Archdeaconries & Area Deaneries .......................... 119 Northern Region ............................................................ 119 Southern Region ........................................................... 120 Western Region ............................................................ 121 Role of Regional Bishops, Archdeacons & Area Deans .............................................................. 122 Parish Information ..................................................... 126 Synod Minutes ............................................................ 176 Canon .......................................................................... 177 Synod Deferral Canon 2020......................................... 177 Synod Roll Lay Members 2020 ................................. 179 Diocesan Statistics ..................................................... 187 Liturgical Assistants ................................................... 194 Diocesan Directory Index ........................................... 212 Diocesan Directory .................................................... 213 7 History of the Diocese of Brisbane The Diocese of Brisbane is coterminous with Southern Queensland. Its area is 542,000km², and its population is about half of the entire population of the state which is estimated at four million. The members of the Anglican Church of Australia form about 25% of this number. There are approximately 500 clergy and 300 churches. On 14 June, 1859, Dr Edward Wyndham Tufnell was consecrated first Bishop of Brisbane, and arrived here in September 1860, to exercise Episcopal control in the newly formed Colony of Queensland. The Bishop arrived to find the work in the Diocese maintained by the utterly inadequate staff of three clergy. To these must be added the six clergy the Bishop brought with him. When, after 14 years’ strenuous pioneer work, the Bishop resigned, he left a staff of 26 clergy and a Diocese equipped and furnished with all the needful machinery for Diocesan administration. In 1874, when Bishop Tufnell resigned, with the Synod of the Diocese failing to elect a successor or to delegate the power of appointment to the Church at home, the appointment of his successor lapsed to the bishops of Australia and Tasmania, by whom the Rt Rev’d Mathew Blagden Hale, Bishop of Perth, was nominated. Bishop Hale was translated to Brisbane in 1876. During the episcopate of Bishop Hale, which lasted eight years, the Diocese of North Queensland was formed. In the year 1878, the Rev’d George Henry Stanton, then Vicar of St Giles in the Fields, was consecrated Bishop of the new Diocese, and arrived in Queensland in 1879. In 1884, when Synod was called upon to elect a successor as Bishop in succession to Bishop Hale, the choice was delegated to the Archbishop of Canterbury, which resulted in the consecration of the Rev’d William Thomas Thornhill Webber, on St Barnabas’ Day, 1885. The Bishop was enthroned by the Primate in St John’s Pro-Cathedral on 17 November 1885. When the Bishop arrived he found 33 clergy working in the Diocese; on his death, in the year 1903, the number had risen to 57. The episcopate of Bishop Webber is well remembered for two great outward achievements – the creation of the Diocese of Rockhampton and the successful launching of the Cathedral project. On SS Philip and James’ Day 1889, the Ven Nathaniel Dawes, Archdeacon of Brisbane, was consecrated Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese, with special oversight over the Northern portion, and when four years later the See of Rockhampton was formed, Dr Dawes was elected its first Bishop. When, in 1903, the choice of Bishop was delegated to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rev’d St Clair George Alfred Donaldson was nominated to the vacant See. Archbishop Donaldson resigned from 15 November 1921. The Right Rev’d Gerald Sharp was elected to fill the vacancy by the Archbishop Election Committee, and was enthroned in St John’s Cathedral on 16 November 1921. He remained in charge of the Diocese as Archbishop until the day of his death, 30 August 1933. 8 Return to Contents In November 1933, the Archbishop Election Committee met in Brisbane and elected the Rev’d John William Charles Wand, Dean of Oriel College, Oxford. Archbishop Wand was consecrated in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, on Tuesday, 1 May 1934, and on Wednesday, 5 September, was enthroned in St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. He resigned on 31 July 1943, on his appointment as Bishop of Bath and Wells. On 3 November 1943, having been elected by the Archbishop Election Committee, the Rt Rev’d Reginald Charles Halse, Bishop of Riverina, was enthroned in St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. He remained in charge of the Diocese as Archbishop until the day of his death, 9 August 1962. On 28 March 1963, having been elected by the Archbishop Election Committee, the Rt Rev’d Philip Nigel Warrington Strong, Bishop of New Guinea, was enthroned in St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. He resigned on 30 June 1970. On 10 July 1970, the Rev’d Canon Frank William Coaldrake, Chairman of the Australian Board of Missions, was elected to be the Archbishop of Brisbane. Unfortunately, he died suddenly on 22 July 1970