The Anglican Diocese of Carpentaria was established in 1900 with the aim to spread the work of the Anglican Church into Northern Australia. With its cathedral on Thursday Island, the Diocese covered northern Queensland and the Northern Territory. It operated as a mission diocese, working towards the evangelisation of Aboriginal people and providing a ministry for white settlers. The Diocese worked closely with and relied on the support of the Australian Board of Missions and the Church Missionary Society and these organisations raised funds for and supplied staff for Anglican missions in the Diocese. The Diocese of Carpentaria ceased to operate in the Northern Territory in 1968 when its work was taken over by the newly-formed Diocese of the Northern Territory. In 1996, the Diocese of Carpentaria was incorporated into the Anglican Diocese of North Queensland.