Diocesan Archivist

Michael Rogers

About Michael -

Michael Rogers is the Diocesan Archivist and is based at the Records and Archives Centre, Church House, Brisbane. He has a Graduate Diploma in Archives Administration from the UNSW, and is a professional member of the Australian Society of Archivists.

Michael writes on -

Reflections

Articles by Michael

Registrar Gordon Gall

Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers pays homage to our longest-serving Registrar, Gordon Gall, and his significant achievements during two World Wars and the Great Depression – achievements that our Diocesan community still benefits from today

The Rev’d John Spooner of Fortitude Valley Parish

Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers introduces us to The Rev’d John Spooner, who was born in 1839 and “who was a familiar figure in the life of Fortitude Valley for twenty years”

Secretary of the Canon Garland Memorial Society Peter Collins at the Records and Archives Centre, with the pectoral cross of Canon Garland and the Church Chronicle article and photograph (November 1924 edition)

Canon Garland’s historical pectoral cross visits Brisbane

The pectoral cross of Canon Garland, believed to hold splinters of the True Cross, recently visited Brisbane from the Anglican Diocese of Chichester, UK

Canon Thomas Jones – A pioneering priest

Records and Archives Centre staff reflect on the life and contributions of beloved pioneering priest, Canon Thomas Jones, on the 100th anniversary of his death