Governance

The Anglican Church of Australia is governed nationally under its own Constitution. Elected representatives of the Church, including Bishops, clergy and laity, meet together every three years at the General Synod to discuss matters of mutual concern and to pass new Canons and Rules relating to the order and good government of this Church. The Standing Committee continues the business of the General Synod in the interim, supported through the various Committees, Commissions, Task Forces and Networks.  

The leader of the Anglican Church in Australia is known as the Primate who is the President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. In between Synods, the Primate is the President of the Standing Committee of the General Synod which is elected by the General Synod to take responsibility for the affairs of the General Synod.

The current Primate is the Archbishop of Adelaide, The Most Reverend Geoffrey Smith. His initial six year term commenced on 7 April 2020.

More information is available at: https://anglican.org.au/governance/

Dioceses and Parishes

The Anglican Church of Australia consists of 23 dioceses, each headed by a Bishop. For information on Anglican ministry in each diocese, or to find your local parish, or locate a church if you are visiting a different location, click on the links below to view each Diocese’s website for more information.

The following information has been obtained from the Anglican Church of Australia website.

Available at: https://anglican.org.au/anglican-church-community/dioceses-and-parishes/

The Diocese of Bunbury was formed in 1904 and the first Bishop of Bunbury was Bishop Goldsmith. More information on the governance of the Diocese can be found at  https://www.bunburyanglican.org/governance.html.

The current Bishop of Bunbury is the Rt. Rev’d Dr Ian Coutts.

There are 30 Parishes in the Bunbury Diocese as well as 5 Anglican Communities and the list of these Parishes/Communities as well as more information on them can be found at https://www.bunburyanglican.org/parishes--communities.html

The Anglican community of Collie began in 1899 with the first church a wooden building. It became the Parish of Collie 1902 and the current All Saints Anglican Church was built in 1915. The Anglican Parish of Collie is governed by the Parish Council.