Anglican Bishop of Grafton
Bishop of Grafton, Anglican Diocese of Grafton, Australia
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The Bishop of Grafton is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton, Australia.[1]
CountryAustralia
First holderCecil Druitt
Bishop of Grafton | |
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| Incumbent Murray Harvey since 12 September 2018 | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | New South Wales |
| Information | |
| First holder | Cecil Druitt |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established | 1914 |
| Diocese | Grafton |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton |
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| Diocese of Grafton | |
List of Bishops of Grafton
| Bishops of Grafton | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1914 | 1921 | Cecil Druitt | Previously Coadjutor Bishop of Grafton and Armidale; died in office. |
| 2 | 1921 | 1938 | John Ashton | |
| 3 | 1938 | 1945 | William Stevenson | Previously Archdeacon of Brisbane; died in office. |
| 4 | 1946 | 1955 | Christopher Storrs | Previously Archdeacon of Northam. |
| 5 | 1956 | 1961 | Kenneth Clements | Previously bishop coadjutor in the Diocese of Goulburn; translated to Canberra and Goulburn. |
| 6 | 1961 | 1973 | Gordon Arthur | Previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. |
| 7 | 1973 | 1985 | Donald Shearman | Previously Bishop of Rockhampton; later resigned his holy orders and was defrocked. |
| 8 | 1985 | 1998 | Bruce Schultz | Previously Dean of Grafton. |
| 9 | 1998 | 2003 | Philip Huggins | Previously an Assistant Bishop of Perth; later an Assistant Bishop of Melbourne. |
| 10 | 2003 | 2013 | Keith Slater | Deposed from Holy Orders in 2025. |
| 11 | 2014 | 2018 | Sarah Macneil | Previously an archdeacon in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and Dean of Adelaide. |
| 12 | 2018 | present | Murray Harvey | Consecrated and installed 29 September 2018. |
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Assistant bishops of Grafton
| Assistant Bishops of Grafton | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 2026 | present | Tiffany Sparks | Previously Diocesan Archdeacon and Ministry Development Officer of Grafton; consecrated 12 March 2026. |
