{{Short description|Australian Anglican bishop}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Portal|Christianity}}{{Infobox bishop | name = Gerald Edward Beaumont | birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|2|18}} | birth_place = Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|7|10|1940|2|18}} | death_place = Australia | nationality = Australian | religion = Anglican | education = Australian College of Theology | ordination = 1969 | previous_post = Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Perth (1998–2003) | other_post = Vicar of St John's Camberwell, Victoria | posthumous = }} '''Gerald Edward Beaumont''' (18 February 1940 - 10 July 2024<ref>[https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/515430/gerald-beaumont/ Obituary], ''The Age'' website, 16 July 2024</ref>) was an Australian Anglican bishop.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stjamesthegreat.org.au/2011-11-30-12-14-37/little-company-of-the-good-shepherd.html |title=St James the Great website, St Kilda East, Australia |access-date=17 February 2018 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202947/http://www.stjamesthegreat.org.au/2011-11-30-12-14-37/little-company-of-the-good-shepherd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Beaumont studied theology with the Australian College of Theology and was ordained in 1969. His first post was at St Andrew's Brighton, Victoria. He then served at West Geelong, Mooroolbark,<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2255959.htm ABC Compass]</ref> Hawksburn<ref>''Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82'', p. 74, London: Oxford University Press, 1983 {{ISBN|0-19-200010-1}}</ref> and East Melbourne. He was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth, responsible for the Goldfields Country Region, from 1998 to 2003. Afterwards he was vicar of St John's Camberwell, Victoria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In loving memory of Rt Rev Bishop Gerald Beaumont {{!}} Vivid Stream |url=https://www.vividstream.com.au/live/gerald-beaumont |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=www.vividstream.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
== Ecclesiastical Roles ==
=== Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Perth (1998–2003) === Beaumont served as Assistant Bishop, responsible for the Goldfields Country Region, which covered an area of approximately 330,000 square kilometers. During his tenure, he highlighted the challenges of ministering in such a large and sparsely populated area, advising his successor to focus on maintaining steady leadership and continuous learning.<ref>{{cite news |date=1998-06-15 |title=Spreading the Word |url=https://time.com/archive/6647023/spreading-the-word/ |access-date=2025-09-20 |work=Time}}</ref>
=== Vicar of St John's Camberwell, Victoria === After his episcopal service, Beaumont served as the vicar of St John's Camberwell, where he continued his pastoral duties and supported the spiritual life of the community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Church Record, March 6, 1969 |url=https://www.australianchurchrecord.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/6th-March-1969.pdf |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=Australian Church Record}}</ref>
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