The Diocese of Kalgoorlie was a diocese of the Church of England in Australia (now the Anglican Church of Australia). It covered much of the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia, and existed from the consecration of its first bishop in 1914The Times, Wednesday, Feb 11, 1914; pg. 8; Issue 40444; col A News in Brief New Bishop of Kalgoorlie until its re-absorption back into the Anglican Diocese of Perth in 1973. At that point the Kalgoorlie diocese was reported to contain only eight parishes, and was financially unviable as a separate entity.
The cathedral was St John the Baptist, Kalgoorlie, which before and after the separate existence of the diocese was the parish church of Kalgoorlie.
Bishops Tenure Name Notes1914–1919Cyril Golding-BirdAustralian Newspaper ArchiveFirst diocesan bishop.1919–1950William ElseyOrder of ceremonial for his consecration as Bishop of Kalgoorlie1950–1967Cecil MuschampAnglican archives 1967–1973Denis BryantFourth and final diocesan bishop; later Assistant Bishop of Perth.
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