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Brian Farran | |
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| Bishop of Newcastle | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Diocese | Diocese of Newcastle |
| Installed | 2005 |
| Term ended | 15 December 2012 |
| Predecessor | Roger Herft |
| Successor | Greg Thompson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1968 |
| Consecration | 2005 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian George Farran 15 December 1944 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Robin Farran |
| Alma mater | Australian National University[1] |
Brian George Farran (born 15 December 1944) is an Australian retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Newcastle in New South Wales.[2]
Farran was educated at the Australian National University and St John's College, Morpeth.[3] Ordained in 1968[4] his first positions were curacies at St Philip's O’Connor and St Alban's Griffith. He was then incumbent at the Church of the Epiphany, Lake Cargelligo, St Barnabas' North Rockhampton and St Saviour's Gladstone. In 1983 he became Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, and then an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth, serving first the Goldfields Region then the Northern Region. In 2005 he became the diocesan bishop of Newcastle.[5] He retired on 15 December 2012.[6] He is married to Robin Farran.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rigney, Sam (16 December 2012). "Anglican Bishop Farran retires". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Communion website
- ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Angdon". Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
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