Below is a list of all clergy holding the Bishop’s License and all clergy with Permission to Officiate. All clergy are required to be familiar with and agree to uphold: The Code of Good Practice for Clergy in the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat & Faithfulness in Service – A national code for personal behaviour and the practice of pastoral ministry by clergy and church workers.
Clergy holding the Bishop’s License
Parish Priests
The Dean of the Cathedral
The Very Rev’d Michael Davies (Dean-designate)
The Vicar General & Archdeacon of the South West
The Venerable Canon Scott Lowrey
The Archdeacon of Ballarat
The Venerable Michael O’Brien
The Rev’d Don Bellamy
The Rev’d Jenny Brandon
The Rev’d Alan Courtney
The Rev’d Chris Keast
The Rev’d Thomas Edayal
The Rev’d Robin Elliott
The Rev’d Martin Nadarajan
The Rev’d Can. David Oulton
The Rev’d Heather Scott
The Rev’d Mark Schnerring
The Rev’d Can. Denis Sotiriadis
The Rev’d Glen Wesley (also Safe Church Officer)
The Rev’d James Wood
Assistant Curates
The Rev’d Nay Htoo Khin
The Rev’d Ryan Austin-Eames
The Rev’d Christine Angus
Locally Ordained Deacons
Deacon Kaye Hanks (Holy Apostles)
Deacon Brian Lineker (Portland)
Deacon Judy Macpherson (Heywood)
Deacon Adriaan Siersema (Ararat)
Locally Ordained Priests
The Rev’d Cheryl Haines (Ararat)
The Rev’d Netta Hill (Port Fairy)
Hon Assistant Priests
The Rev’d Robyn Shackell (Warrnambool)
Non Parochial
Chaplain to the Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School
Vacant
Senior Assistant Chaplain to the Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School
The Rev’d Canon Peter Treloar
Chaplain to the Prisons
The Rev’d Rob Ferguson
Permission to Officiate
The Rev’d Tom Banfield
The Rev’d Des Benfield
The Rev’d Michael Boyle
The Right Rev’d Dr Mark Burton
The Rev’d Can. Robert Caernarvon-Smith
The Rev’d Emmanuel Carrington
The Rev’d Darryll Couch (locum at Ararat)
The Rev’d Wayne Dorning
The Rev’d Don Fairlie
The Rev’d Alan Ford [Deacon]
The Rev’d Dr Mark Garner
The Rev’d Colin Griffith SSM
The Rev’d Nagi Habib (locum at West Wimmera)
The Rev’d Paul Harper
The Rev’d Tony Johns
The Rev’d Barry Johns
The Rev’d Hayden McKellar
The Rev’d Graham Reynolds (locum at Beaufort / Skipton)
The Rev’d Canon John Price
The Rev’d Neale Salan
The Rev’d Canon Geoffrey Tisdall
The Rev’d Denys Tonks
The Rev’d A. (Barry) Wells
List up to date as of January 2022
Professional Standards
1800 377 842 [1800 DPS VIC].
A Director of Professional Standards has been appointed to respond to all complaints of abuse by clergy and Church workers.
Episcopal Standards
1800 997 747.
Episcopal Standards complaints may be made against the Bishop of a Diocese. This is different to a Professional Standards complaint.