John Parkes

Anthony John Parkes is the tenth and current Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia.^[1]

Parkes began training for ordination in 1986 and was previously an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane. He also served as rector of All Saints' Church in Ainslie (1998–2004) and was also a former barrister where he served on the General Synod Standing Committee and the Church Law Commission.^[2]

Prior to his election, Parkes served as the Assistant Bishop and Dean of Brisbane in the Diocese of Brisbane.

Parkes was installed as Bishop of Wangaratta on 13 December 2008.^[3]

References

Bishops of Wangaratta

Thomas Armstrong Stephen Hart Thomas Armour Theodore McCall Keith Rayner Max Thomas Robert Beal Paul Richardson David Farrer John Parkes

Deans of Brisbane

De Witt Batty William Barrett William Baddeley Cecil Muschamp Ian George Arthur John Grimshaw John Parkes Peter Catt

Religion in Australia

Ranked in order per 2011 census Christianity Roman Catholic Protestant Anglican Eastern Orthodox No religion Buddhism Islam Hinduism Judaism Sikhism Neopaganism Aboriginal Freedom of religion

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by David Farrer	Bishop of Wangaratta 2008–present	Succeeded by incumbent

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