#167years

22 September 1858: publication of Letters Patent reforming the Diocese of New Zealand, appointing +George Selwyn Metropolitan over Christchurch and new dioceses of Wellington, Nelson, and Waiapu. #anglican Happy Birthday NZ Anglicans #167years

12 July 1858: appointment of William Macquarie Cowper (1810-1902) as first Dean of Sydney (and Archdeacon). He was Rector at St Philip's (York Street), and the Cathedral parish had its own incumbent (Cowper only moved there in 1869) so it took some settling in. #anglican #167years

6 February 1858: appointment of the Rev. George Purves Pownall (1822-1900), Colonial Chaplain since 1852, to serve at St George’s Cathedral as first Dean of Perth (Australia's third Dean). #anglican #167years There wasn't an installation ceremony as such. (1/2) Instead,