proclamation · 1848
This proclamation divides the Diocese of Australia into four distinct bishoprics: Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, and Melbourne, establishing a new ecclesiastical structure for the Church of England in the colonies.
represented to Us by the Most Reverend Father in God, William, by Divine Providence, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, …
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OfficialWilliam
OfficialLord Archbishop of Canterbury
OfficialPrimate of all England
OfficialMetropolitan
PlaceAustralia
PlaceTasmania
PlaceSydney
PlaceNewcastle
PlaceAdelaide
PlaceMelbourne
PlaceNew Zealand
PlaceCanterbury
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 1, 31 December 1847.
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