The Province of Western Australia is an ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Church of Australia, the boundaries of which are those of the state of Western Australia. The province consists of three dioceses: Bunbury, North West Australia and Perth.
| Province of Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Province (depicted in orange) in Australia | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Metropolitan bishop | Archbishop of Perth |
| Cathedral | St George's Cathedral, Perth |
| Dioceses | Three |
The first provincial synod was called in 1914 and the province was officially constituted in 1915.[1]
The diocesan Bishop of Perth is ex officio metropolitan bishop of the province and therefore also an archbishop. The current (2018) metropolitan of the province is the Most Revd Kay Goldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth.
References edit
- ^ History Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Anglican Diocese of Perth website.
Further reading edit
- Williams, A. E. (1989). West Anglican Way: the growth of the Anglican Church in Western Australia from its early beginnings. Perth: Province of Western Australia, Anglican Church of Australia. ISBN 0731668014.
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