The current Bishop of Gippsland, installed on 18 August 2018, is Richard Treloar.

Talk began of this as early as 1885 and in 1900 a bill was passed to create the Diocese of Sandhurst-Beechworth.

Debate continued after this decision and eventually led to another bill in 1901, with which three new dioceses were created.

The bishops of each of these dioceses were elected by a body made up of the Bishop of Melbourne, four members of the Melbourne Bishopric Election Board, four clergy from the area in question and four laity.

Arthur Pain was chosen to be the first to preside over the Diocese of Gippsland.