DIOCESE OF WANGARATTA 42nd SYNOD – 1st SESSION 29 – 30 May 2026 The Right Rev’d Clarence E Bester 11th Bishop of Wangaratta Theme: The God of Celebration Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country: As we gather to meet for Synod on the land of the Bpangerang people, we pay our respects to their elders…
DIOCESE OF WANGARATTA 41ST SYNOD – 3rd SESSION 30-31 May 2025 The Right Rev’d Clarence E Bester 11th Bishop of Wangaratta Theme: The God of Collaboration Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country: Today, as we meet for the third session of the Forty-first Synod on the land of the Bpangerang people, we pay our…
DIOCESE OF WANGARATTA 40TH SYNOD – 3rd SESSION 3 – 4 June 2022 The Right Rev’d Clarence E Bester 11th Bishop of Wangaratta Theme: The God of Hope Acknowledgement of Country: On this, the third session of the Fortieth Synod of the Diocese of Wangaratta, I would like to acknowledge the Bpangerang people, the traditional…
DIOCESE OF WANGARATTA 40TH SYNOD – 2nd SESSION 21-22 May 2021 The Right Rev’d Clarence E Bester 11th Bishop of Wangaratta Theme: The God of Possibilities Acknowledgement of Country: As we meet today for the second session of the Fortieth (40th) Synod of the Diocese of Wangaratta, I acknowledge the Bpangerang people, the…
Theme: The God of Surprises Acknowledgement of Country: As we meet today for this, the first session of the Fortieth (40th) Synod of the Diocese of Wangaratta, I acknowledge all Aboriginal people, the traditional owners of the various lands on which we meet throughout the Diocese and pay my respects to their elders past, present…
Bishop Clarence Bester today released a statement regarding the determination and opinion of the Appellate Tribunal with reference to the Service of Blessing for civil marriages. Click here to download the statement
Pictured is Reverend Canon Eden-Elizabeth Nicholls ringing the bell at St Luke’s, Yea. A slow steady ring resulted in 33 rings a minute which is significant with 33 being the number of years Our Lord walked the earth. So now we are doing 33 rings and then reading the prayer. Two people from the wider…
Dear People and Friends of the Diocese of Wangaratta On 18 March I wrote to the Diocese sharing information regarding COVID-19 and the implications for corporate worship. Two weeks later I informed parishes that all services would be suspended temporarily and that our holiest week within the Christian calendar was not to be the…
The Diocesan office has a new home The registry staff have now settled in to their new location at 41 Ovens Sreet, Wangaratta and phones are back online. Thank you to everyone for being patient with us during this transition. To contact the Bishop or a member of the registry office please call 03 5721…
Bishop Clarence Bester has released an Ad Populum which states that all services and church activities have been postponed. You can read the Ad Populum here.