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2023 Synod Presidential Address

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AT THE SECOND ORDINARY SESSION OF THE 55TH SYNOD OF THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF TASMANIA LAUNCESTON | 28-29 JULY 2023 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we…

2022 Synod Presidential Address

Bishop Richard Condie’s Presidential Address to the First Session of the 55th Synod of the Diocese of Tasmania, which was held in Launceston on 3 and 4 June 2022. In…

A letter from the Bishop: Reflections on General Synod 2022

Dear Brothers and Sisters Some reflections on General Synod I was grateful that we could gather together as a national church for this meeting. The last time we met was…

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Tasmania: Vaccinations

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to write to you about the current COVID-19 situation in Tasmania and some associated pastoral matters. There have been a variety of responses to…

Opening of Parliament 2021 – Romans 12:9-21 

The Rt Revd Dr Richard Condie Bishop of Tasmania  Tom Holland is an historian famous for his readable histories of the ancient world.  Rubicon: the last years of the Roman…

Australia Day – St David’s Cathedral

A sermon by The Bishop of Tasmania on Australia Day 2020 Deut 8:11-20, Psalm 116, Acts 17:22-31, Luke 6:46-49   What is this day? According to the Australia Day website…

Christmas Message from Bishop Richard

Christmas is all around. There’s Christmas trees, Christmas Carols playing on repeat in every store, parties, and pop-up performances, not to mention the endless strings of tinsel and lights wrapped…

Presidential Address 2020

The Right Revd Dr Richard Condie, Bishop of Tasmania, delivered his Presidential Address 2019, at the Second Ordinary Session of the 54th Synod in Hobart, on 31 October 2020. A…

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop

The Bishop of Tasmania writes about Voluntary Assisted Suicide Legislation, and the Oxford Vaccine. Click here for the letter.