Bishop of Bathurst ‘reflects on a year of challenges and opportunities’

Posted on December 29, 2015 
Filed under Australian dioceses

Bishop of Bathurst, Ian Palmer“By any measure we might regard 2015 as a challenging year for our Diocese.

It began with terminating the employment of four people in order that we might meet our budget. I then moved to Dubbo becoming a part-time Bishop and part-time Rector, as the Endowment of the See could no longer afford to pay me.

In April the matters relating to the Diocesan loans and the CBA began to be heard in the Supreme Court, a hearing that lasted 36 days! Then the Judgement was handed down early in December.

Pour into the mix my heart attack and significant dental surgery later in the year, and we might be forgiven for wanting the year to close!…”

– Bishop of Bathurst Ian Palmer reflects on a difficult year. It’s a good reminder to pray for Christian witness in the Central West.