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Wangaratta is one of twenty-three dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. It has twenty-five parishes and seventy-six churches under the pastoral and administrative care of Bishop John Parkes. There are twenty-two stipendiary and forty-three other clergy associated with and permitted to officiate in the Diocese.

The Diocese of Wangaratta was founded in 1902. It covers the very beautiful north eastern part of the state of Victoria.

It extends from just north of the outer suburbs of Melbourne through to Northern Albury, which is over the state border in New South Wales, and from the fruit-growing areas of central Victoria to the start of the Snowy River country.

The Diocese is mainly rural but forty-five percent of the population lives in the cities of Shepparton, Albury/Wodonga and Wangaratta itself, which are steadily growing in population.

The Diocesan newspaper The Anglican Advocate is published bi-monthly, from February to December.

Bishop of Wangaratta's Winter Appeal launched
Bishop John launched the Winter Appeal with Anglicare Victoria's CEO Dr Ray Cleary on 9th June.
"Anglicare Victoria has seen an increase in the demand for services from families within the region. With the global financial crisis, the recent bushfires and the ongoing drought driving more people to our doors, our available resources are being stretched further all the time," said Dr Cleary.
"Regional communities are suffering the compound effects of lower income due to the drought coupled with an increase in energy and water costs. Anglicare Victoria has expanded services in North East Victoria to meet some of these needs but more must be done to help families and communities through this difficult period," said Dr Cleary.
Anglicare hopes to raise $100,000 to provide emergency assistance and ongoing support to vulnerable families in rural North Eastern Victoria and Southern NSW. Anglicare Victoria supported 613 people in the Hume region with financial counselling services in the past 12 months and provided emergency assistance to 2014 families.

Back to Church Sunday: 13 September 2009
The Diocese of Wangaratta has signed up to participate in this annual initiative. Fr Peter McKeague is the co-ordinator.
The Australian Back to Church Sunday website has further details.
Training dates: 18 July 10.30 to 1.30 Yea Parish Hall
1 August 10.30 to 1.30 Purbrick Hall, Wangaratta

Recent website changes:
6 Jun 2009: updated Bishop-in-Council with appointments from the recent Synod session.
9 May 2009: added a new page for Bishop-in-Council - see link at top left - and the confirmation form to Registry Documents
8 Apr 2009: updated Synod page with details for the 2nd session of the 36th Synod - see link at top left.

Vacant Parishes as at 9 May 2009:

Albury
Central Goulburn
Mount Beauty
Northern Albury
Numurkah/Nathalia
Tallangatta
Yea