John Stead (bishop)

The Right Reverend John Stead
Bishop of Willochra
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese	Willochra
Installed	30 June 2012[1]
Term ended	2 July 2022[2]
Predecessor	Garry Weatherill
Other post(s)	Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Bathurst (2009–2012)
Orders
Ordination	1995 (deacon) 1996 (priest)[1]
Consecration	29 August 2009[1]
Personal details
Born	(1956-03-11) 11 March 1956 (age 68)[1] Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Nationality	Australian, British
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Jan[1]
Children	2 sons[1]
Alma mater	St Mark's National Theological Centre[1]

John Stead (born 11 March 1956) is an Australian-English Anglican bishop who served as the Bishop of Willochra from 30 June 2012[3] to 2 July 2022.[2]

Career

English born, he grew up in Canberra, attending Deakin High School. He received a Bachelor of Education from the University of Canberra in 1979 and worked as a school teacher. In 1996 he was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Theology from the Sydney College of Divinity and was made a deacon in 1995 and a priest the following year. He was awarded a Master of Ministry from the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University in 2022 with a focus on Pastoral (Professional) Supervision.

Stead served as a priest in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and was collated as an Archdeacon and installed as Rector of the Parish of St John's Wagga Wagga in 2004. In 2009 he was consecrated Assistant bishop of the Diocese of Bathurst and was based in Dubbo,[4] and in 2012 was enthroned as Bishop of Willochra.[5] He retired as Bishop on 2 July 2022.[6][2] Bishop Stead is currently serving as a Locum at All Saints, Ainslie.[7]

Personal life

Stead is married to Jan and they have two adult sons.[8]

References

1. "Bishop John Stead". Anglican Diocese of Willochra. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
2. "Farewell to Bishop John and Jan" (PDF). The Willochran. No. 131 (5th series). Anglican Diocese of Willochra. Winter 2022. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
3. Media Release Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine from the Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide
4. St. Benedict’s Anglican Church website
5. Welcome to the Diocese of Willochra Archived 2013-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
6. [1] Archived 2022-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
7. "About Us". All Saints Ainslie. Ainslie, ACT. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
8. Media Release Archived 2013-04-27 at the Wayback Machine from the Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Garry Weatherill	Bishop of Willochra 2012–2022	Succeeded by Jeremy James