Clergy Vacancies

Vacant Appointments – as of October 2026   

  • All Saints’, Ascot Vale
    Holy Trinity, Balaclava and Elwood
  • St Michael and St Luke, Dandenong North
  • St Philip, Deep Creek
  • St John, Frankston with St Luke Carrum Downs
  • St John, Healesville with St Paul Yarra Glen
  • All Saints, Newtown/Geelong West
  • St Aidan, Parkdale
  • All Saints, Rosebud with St Catherine’s, McCrae
  • St James Wandin with St Paul’s, Seville
  • St John, Wantirna South
  • St Stephen, Warrandyte
  • St Paul, Westmeadows

Clergy Movements - as of October 2026

Appointments: 

  • ALLEAUME-ROSS, The Revd Dr Kathleen Mary Anne, appointed Criminal Justice Chaplain, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, effective 3 September 2026

  • CAMERON, The Revd Helena, appointed Vicar, All Saints, Ascot Vale, effective 25 November 2026

  • NELSON, The Revd Luke Arthur, appointed Parish Minister, City on a Hill Melbourne West AAC, effective 22 September 2026

  • PRICE, The Revd Andrew Keith, appointed Archdeacon, Archdeaconry of Box Hill, effective 19 September 2026

  • PROWD, The Rt Revd Catherine Jane, appointed Director of the Holy Name Spirituality Centre, Community of the Holy Name, effective 13 October 2026

  • SEXTON, The Revd Dr Andrew Michael, appointed Assistant Curate, St Paul, Geelong, effective 11 September 2026

Permission to Officiate

BICKERDIKE, The Ven Bruce Norman, appointed Permission to Officiate within the Diocese of Melbourne, effective 22 September 2026

Resignations

ESNOUF, The Revd Andrew Phillip, Parish Minister, St Alban and St Augustine, Merri-Bek, effective 2 May 2027

HIGGINS, The Revd Philip John, Permission to Officiate within the Diocese of Melbourne, effective 4 September 2026

MELLOR, The Revd Dr Andrew Samuel, Co-ordinator Healthcare Chaplaincy, effective 5 November 2026

For enquiries about a vacant parish, please contact the relevant bishop.