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proclamation · 1848

A proclamation by Queen Victoria revoking previous Letters Patent and establishing new bishoprics in Australia, specifically for Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, and Melbourne, with defined geographical boundaries.

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OfficialWilliam
OfficialLord Archbishsop of Canterbury
OfficialPrimateof of all England
OfficialMetropolitan
OrgUnited Church of England and Ireland
OfficialBishop of Australia
OfficialBishop of Sydney
RoleBishoprick of Newcastle
RoleBishoprick of Adelaide
RoleBishoprick of Melbourne
OfficialBishop of Tasmania
OfficialBishop of New Zealand

NSW Government Gazette, No. 11, 25 January 1848.

← Queen Victoria revokes previous Letters Patent and establishes new bisWilliam Tyrrell is appointed as Bishop of the See of Newcastle. →