Richard Treloar

Richard Stanley Treloar (born 1965) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Gippsland in the Province of Victoria.

Treloar was born and raised in Sydney. He studied theology at Trinity College and Monash University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Theology, Master of Theology and PhD. Treloar was ordained deacon and priest in the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat and served as curate at St Peter's Ballarat and Christchurch Warrnambool before becoming rector of the Parish of Skipton (1993-1997). In 1998, he was appointed the associate chaplain and Stewart Lecturer in Theology at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne. He went onto become chaplain of the college from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 he was appointed vicar of Christ Church, South Yarra. During this time, he also served as the president of Christ Church Grammar School. He served in these positions until his election as the thirteenth Bishop of Gippsland and his subsequent consecration as a bishop in July 2018. He is a member of the Liturgy Commission of General Synod and has served on the boards of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Melbourne Grammar School. He is an honorary research associate of the University of Divinity and has published widely in the field of biblical interpretation.