# Anglican Diocese of Bathurst

The Anglican Diocese of Bathurst is located in the Province of New South Wales. It includes the cities of Orange, Bathurst and Dubbo. The Bishop is the Right Reverend Mark Calder, installed on 23 November 2019.

## Ministry

The diocese has 28 parishes covering about a third of the state of New South Wales. As well as the cities of Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst, major towns in the diocese include Bourke, Cobar, Cowra, Forbes, Mudgee, Parkes and Wellington.

## Cathedral

The cathedral church of the diocese is All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst in the heart of the city. The cathedral building was originally designed by Edmund Blacket in 1845 as a parish church, but became a cathedral in 1870 with the creation of the Diocese of Bathurst. An organ was installed in 1886 and bells were hung in 1855. In the 1890s, however, the bell tower was found to be unstable, so the bells could not be "rung full circle" but only by striking them.
Due to structural problems the original cathedral was demolished in 1969–70 and replaced in 1971 by a new building constructed in a 20th-century style. In 2009, the bells were rehung in a new bell tower attached to the new cathedral.

## Senior clergy
### Bishops of Bathurst

Bishops of Bathurst :
| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1869 | 1885 | Samuel Marsden | Returned to England and served as an honorary assistant bishop in Gloucester. |
| 2 | 1887 | 1911 | Charles Camidge | Enthroned 3 January 1888; died in office. |
| 3 | 1911 | 1928 | George Long CBE | Consecrated 30 November 1911; translated to Newcastle. |
| 4 | 1928 | 1936 | Horace Crotty | Previously Dean of Newcastle; returned to England. |
| 5 | 1937 | 1958 | Arnold Wylde CBE | Coadjutor bishop since 1927; died in office. |
| 6 | 1959 | 1981 | Ken Leslie OBE | |
| 7 | 1981 | 1989 | Howell Witt | Translated from North West Australia. |
| 8 | 1989 | 2000 | Bruce Wilson | previously Director of St Mark's Theological College, Canberra and Assistant Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn |
| 9 | 2001 | 2012 | Richard Hurford OAM | Previously Dean of Grafton |
| 10 | 2013 | 2019 | Ian Palmer | Consecrated and installed on 9 February 2013. Previously Archdeacon of South Canberra |
| 11 | 2019 | present | Mark Calder | Consecrated 21 November 2019, installed 23 November 2019. |

### Assistant bishops

The following people have served as an assistant bishop in the diocese:
* Arnold Lomas Wylde, consecrated 1 November 1927 (served as bishop coadjutor until his enthronement as Bishop of Bathurst on 23 February 1937)
* Montague D'Arcy Collins, consecrated 11 June 1951 (served as bishop coadjutor until his death on 9 July 1959)
* Peter Thomas Danaher, consecrated 30 July 2005 (served until 15 July 2009)
* John Stead, consecrated 29 August 2009 (translated to Willochra in 2012)

### Deans of Bathurst

The following individuals have served as Deans of the All Saints' Cathedral in Bathurst:
| Ordinal | Name | Term start | Term end | Notes |
| 1 | John Thomas Marriott | 1882 | 1912 | |
| 2 | Henry Robert Holmes | 1932 | unknown | Died 1948 |
| 3 | Eric Arthur George Barker | 1971 | ? | |
| 4 | Richard Franklin Appleby | 1979 | 1982 | Afterwards Bishop of Northern Territory, 1992 |
| 5 | Colin Davies Sheumack | 1982 | 1987 | Afterwards Bishop of Gippsland, 1987 |
| 6 | Ken Hewlett | 1988 | 1993 | Later became vicar at St Andrew's Church, Brighton in 1993 upon the retirement of Harlin Butterley and served there until 2003. |
| 7 | Michael Birch | 1994 | 2001 | |
| 8 | Andrew Sempell | 2002 | 2010 | |
| 9 | Anne Wentzel | 2010 | 2016 | |
| 10 | James Hodson | 2017 | present | |

## Parishes and Churches

Most of the 28 parishes in the Diocese each perform services at multiple locations. Sunday and weekday services are usually conducted weekly or in certain weeks of the month indicated below in parentheses. In addition to church buildings, many parishes conduct services in nursing homes, hospitals or community halls which are included below. Most parishes employ one priest to oversee ministry of the parish who can be assisted by lay staff, assistant clergy or honorary clergy.
Many of the smaller or rural parishes do not keep or frequently update websites, meaning that the services times and staff listed below may be outdated. The best way to find accurate service times in these locations is to contact or visit the parish directly. In 2020, many of these service times were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many parishes, as well as the bishop himself, conducted services online.
Parishes and Churches in the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst with Service Times :
| Parish | Staff | Church | Services |
| Bathurst Cathedral | Very Rev James Hodson Ms Kathy Keech | All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst | Sat 5:00pm, 6:00pm Sun 8:30am, 10:00am, 4:30pm (1st, 3rd) Mon 8:30am Tue 1:00pm Wed 8:30am Fri 10:00am |
| Bathurst Cathedral | Very Rev James Hodson Ms Kathy Keech | St Stephen's Fitzgerald's Valley | Sun 2:00pm (4th) |
| Bathurst Cathedral | Very Rev James Hodson Ms Kathy Keech | Holy Spirit, Turondale | Sun 3:00pm (3rd) |
| Bathurst Cathedral | Very Rev James Hodson Ms Kathy Keech | St Barnabas', South Bathurst | Sun 9:30am |
| St Paul's, Yetholme | Sun 11:45am (1st, 3rd) |
| St Peter's, Rockley | Sun 11:00am, 11:30am (4th), 3:00pm (2nd) |
| Blayney | - | Christ Church, Blayney | Sun 8:00am, 9:30am |
| Blayney | - | St Mark's, Millthorpe | Sun 9:30am |
| Blayney | - | Holy Spirit, Trunkey Creek | Sun 8:00am (2nd), 9:00am (4th) |
| Blayney | - | St James', Barry | Sun 9:00am (3rd) |
| Bourke/Brewarrina | Rev John & Denise Gaff Rev Canon Grahame Yager | Bourke | |
| Bourke/Brewarrina | Rev John & Denise Gaff Rev Canon Grahame Yager | Brewarrina | Sun 9:00am |
| Bourke/Brewarrina | Rev John & Denise Gaff Rev Canon Grahame Yager | Weilmoringle Tennis Shed | by arrangement |
| Bourke/Brewarrina | Rev John & Denise Gaff Rev Canon Grahame Yager | Wanaaring Community Hall | by arrangement (monthly) |
| Canowindra | Rev Joy Harris | All Saints', Canowindra | Sun 9:00am |
| Canowindra | Rev Joy Harris | Uniting, Canowindra | Sun 5:00pm (3rd) Thu 10:00am (1st, 2nd) |
| Canowindra | Rev Joy Harris | St Matthews', Woodstook | Sun 8:00am (1st, 3rd), evening (5th) |
| Canowindra | Rev Joy Harris | Uniting, Cranbury | Sun 11:00am (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th) |
| Canowindra | Rev Joy Harris | Uniting, Cudal | Sun evening (2nd) |
| Cobar | Company of the Good Shepherd | St Paul's, Cobar | Sun 9:00am |
| Condobolin | Company of the Good Shepherd | All Saints', Condobolin | Sun 9:00am Wed 10:30am (4th) |
| Condobolin | Company of the Good Shepherd | The Ret. Village, Condobolin | Wed 10:30am (1st) |
| Condobolin | Company of the Good Shepherd | Kiacatoo CWA Hall | by arrangement |
| Condobolin | Company of the Good Shepherd | Vermont Hill Tennis Club | by arrangement |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | St Andrew's, Coolah | Sun 9:00am |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | All Saints', Dunedoo | Sun 8:30am (1st, 3rd) Sat 6:00pm (before 2nd & 4th Sun) |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | St Chad's, Mendooran | Sun 11:30am (3rd) |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | St Laurence's, Neilrex | Sun 11:30am (4th) |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | Old School, Elong Elong | Sun 11:30am (2nd) |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | St John's, Uarbry | destroyed by fire |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | Coolah Hospital | Wed 10:30am (1st) |
| Coolah/Dunedoo | - | Kahkama Hospital, Dunedoo | Fri 9:45am (3rd) |
| Coonabarabran | - | Christ Church, Coonabarabran | Sun 7:30am (not 5th), 9:00am |
| Coonabarabran | - | St Andrew's, Binnaway | Sun 9:30am (1st, 3rd) |
| Coonabarabran | - | 'Cooinda' Day Care | Fri 9:30am |
| Coonamble | | St Barnabas', Coonamble | Sun 9:00am |
| Coonamble | | Warrumbungles | Sun 3:00pm (4th) |
| Coonamble | | Quambone | Sun 11:30am (3rd) |
| Coonamble | | Marra Creek | Sun 3:00pm (3rd) |
| Coonamble | | Carinda | by arrangement |
| Cowra | Rev John Croudace | St John's Cowra | Sun 9:00am (not 5th), 10:30am (5th) |
| Cowra | Rev John Croudace | Holy Trinity, Darby's Falls | Sun 11:00am (1st, 3rd) |
| Cowra | Rev John Croudace | St Peter's, Morongla | Sun 11:00am (2nd, 4th) |
| Cowra | Rev John Croudace | Weeronga Nursing Home | Wed 11:00am (3rd) |
| Cowra | Rev John Croudace | Bilyara Retirement Village | Mon 2:00pm (4th) |
| Cudal | | St James', Cudal | Sun 8:45am (1st, 3rd) |
| Cudal | | St Luke's, Manildra | Sun 10:30am (1st, 3rd, 4th) |
| Cudal | | St Alban's, Toogong | Sun 8:30am (4th, not Jun-Aug) |
| Cumnock | | St Matthew's, Cumnock | Sun 9:30am |
| Cumnock | | All Saints', Baldry | Sun 8:00am (1st, 3rd) |
| Cumnock | | Yeoval UPA Aged Care | Sun 1:30pm (2nd) |
| Dubbo | Rev Canon Brett Waterson | Holy Trinity, Dubbo | Sun 8:00am, 10:00am Wed 10:00am Fri 10:00am |
| Dubbo | Rev Canon Brett Waterson | Coboco Community Hall | Sun 5:00pm (2nd, 4th) |
| Eugowra | Rev Joy Harris | St Matthew's, Eugowra | c/- Canowindra |
| Forbes | | St John's, Forbes | Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Fri 10:00am |
| Forbes | | Bedgerebong | Sun 11:00am (4th) |
| Forbes | | Jemalong Residential Village | Tue 10:30am (2nd, 4th) |
| Forbes | | Northside Chapel | Sun 12:30pm (2nd) |
| Gilgandra | Rev Canon Grahame Yager | St Ambrose', Gilgandra | Sun 9:00am Fri 10:00am |
| Gilgandra | Rev Canon Grahame Yager | St Mary Magdalene, Tooraweenah | Sun 11:30 (1st) |
| Gilgandra | Rev Canon Grahame Yager | CWA Hall, Collie | Sun 11:30 (4th) |
| Grenfell | Rev Ross Craven | Holy Trinity, Grenfell | Sun 7:30am, 9:30am |
| Grenfell | Rev Ross Craven | St Margaret's, Glenelg | Sun 11:30am (4th) |
| Grenfell | Rev Ross Craven | St Paul's, Warraderry | special services |
| Gulgong | | St Luke's, Gulgong | Sun 9:00am |
| Gulgong | | Wenonah Lodge | Tue 10:30am (2nd) |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | Holy Trinity, Kelso | Sun 9:00am, 3:00pm Wed 10:00am |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | St John the Evangelist, Peel | Sun 11:30am (1st, even months) |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | St James', Raglan | Sun 11:30am (1st, odd months) |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | Ilumba Gardens Ret. Village | Wed 11:00am (1st) |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | Bathurst Nursing Home | Wed 10:00am (3rd) |
| Kelso | Rev Tim Fogo | Bathurst Gardens Ret. Village | Thu 10:00am (4th) |
| Molong | | St John's Molong | Sun 9:30am |
| Molong | | Holy Trinity, Beri | special services |
| Molong | | Molong Hospital | Fri 11:00am (2nd, 4th) |
| Molong | | Prunus Lodge Nursing Home | Fri 9:30am (2nd, 4th) |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | St John the Baptist, Mudgee | Sun 8:30am, 5:30pm Wed 10:00am, 5:30pm Fri 5:30pm |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | St Andrew's, Cooyal | Sun 10:00am (1st) |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | Holy Redeemer, Windeyer | Sun 10:00am (4th) |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | Pioneer House | Fri (1st) |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | Mudgee Nursing Home | Fri (3rd) |
| Mudgee | Rev Canon Jono Williams | Kanandah | Fri (4th) |
| Narromine | | St Mary's, Narromine | Sun 9:00am, 5:00pm Tue 10:00am |
| Narromine | | St Andrew's Uniting, Trangie | Sun 11:00am (2nd, 4th) |
| Narromine | | St John's Primary, Trangie | Thu 6:00pm |
| Nyngan | | St Mark's, Nyngan | Sun 9:00am Thu 1:00am (1st) |
| Nyngan | | St Faith's Hermidale | Sun 11:00am (1st) |
| Nyngan | | "Mudall" Homestead | Fri 7:30pm (3rd) |
| Nyngan | | St Matthew's West Bogan | Sun (4th of quarter) |
| Oberon | | St Barnabas', Oberon | Sun 9:00am |
| Oberon | | St Stephen's, Tarana | Sun 11:30am (3rd) |
| Oberon | | St Peter's, Mutton Falls | Sun 11:30am (5th) |
| Orange | Rev Andy Martin | Holy Trinity, Orange | Sun 8:30am, 10:30am Wed 10:30am |
| Orange East | Rev Bob Cameron | St Barnabas', Orange East | Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Thurs 10:30am |
| Orange East | Rev Bob Cameron | St Philip's, March | Sun 11:30am (1st) |
| Parkes | | St George's, Parkes | Sun 7:30am, 9:30am Wed 10:00am Sat 6:00pm |
| Parkes | | St Stephen's, Peak Hill | Sun 9:00am |
| Parkes | | Bindogundra | Sun 11:15am (1st) |
| Parkes | | Reedy Creek | Sun 11:30am (3rd) |
| Rylstone/Kandos | vacant | St James', Rylstone | Sun 9:00am (2nd, 4th) |
| Rylstone/Kandos | vacant | St Laurence', Kandos | Sun 9:00am (1st, 3rd) |
| Rylstone/Kandos | vacant | Rylstone Hospital | Wed 11:00am (fortnightly) |
| Rylstone/Kandos | vacant | ADA Cottage, Kandos | Wed 11:00am (fortnightly) |
| Trundle | Rev Brian Schmalkuche | St Augustine's, Trundle | Sun 10:30am (1st, 2nd, 3rd) |
| Trundle | Rev Brian Schmalkuche | St Luke's Bogan Gate | Sun 8:30am (1st) |
| Trundle | Rev Brian Schmalkuche | St John's, Tullamore | Sun 8:30am (2nd) |
| Trundle | Rev Brian Schmalkuche | All Saints', Albert | Sun 1:00pm (3rd) |
| Warren | | St John the Baptist, Warren | Sun 9:00am |
| Warren | | St Mark's, Tottenham | Sun 9:00am Tue 10:00am |
| Wellington | | St John the Baptist, Wellington | Sun 8:00am, 9:30am Fri 11:00am Sat 6:00pm |
| Wellington | | Stuart Town | Sun 5:00/3:00pm (1st, summer/winter) |
| Wellington | | Curra Creek | Sun 2:30pm (3rd) |
| Wellington | | Bellhaven Nursing Home | Thu 11:00am (1st) |
| West Wyalong | | St Barnabas', West Wyalong | Sun 9:30am Tue 10:00am |
| West Wyalong | | Waratah Village | Tue 10:30am (4th) |