Grant Phillip Dibden was born on 1961 and is an Australian Anglican bishop and former military officer and chaplain, who has served as Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force since 18 March 2020.
10 Facts About Grant Dibden
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Grant Dibden entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1979 and upon graduation in 1982 moved was deployed in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.
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In November 2019, Grant Dibden rejoined the regular Army for a final deployment, as he was nominated and accepted a posting as the Coordinating Chaplain for the Australian Defence Force in the Middle East Region, where he served for 2 months over the 2019 Christmas period.
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In 2004, Grant Dibden left the army full-time to enter full-time Christian ministry.
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Grant Dibden was ordained deacon in 2004 and priest in 2010 in the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst.
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Grant Dibden again took up military positions in 2007, transferring to the Royal Australian Army Chaplains' Department, within the Australian Army Reserve, where he voluntarily reduced his rank to Captain to enable this.
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Until his appointment as bishop Grant Dibden held various Reserve Chaplain appointments, culminating in his final posting as the Senior Chaplain for 2nd.
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On 11 February 2020, Grant Dibden was appointed by the then Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Philip Freier and Chief of the Defence Force, Angus Campbell, as Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force, replacing Bishop Ian Lambert who had retired in 2019.
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Grant Dibden was consecrated as bishop and installed as Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force in the Duntroon Chapel on 18 March 2020.
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Grant Dibden has responsibilities for recruiting military chaplains, making sure they are a good fit, and helping them transition back to their dioceses when they leave the service.