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William Grant Broughton
Archdeacon of New South Wales
First Bishop of Australia (1836 - 1859)
| 1847 |
Diocese of Newcastle formed |
| 1848 |
William Tyrrell consecrated Bishop of Newcastle
Newcastle Diocese extended theoretically north to Wide Bay/Burnett District and included Moreton Bay, Darling Downs, Maranoa, County of Stanley (including Brisbane and Ipswich)
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| 1859 |
Diocese of Brisbane formed
Northern boundary extended west from Rockhampton to Northern Territory Border and south to boundary with New South Wales
Edward Wyndham Tufnell consecrated |
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