Archbishop of Sydney | |
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Archbishopric | |
anglican | |
Incumbent: Kanishka Raffel Since 28 May 2021 | |
Style | The Most Reverend |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | New South Wales |
Residence | Sydney (formerly Bishopscourt, Darling Point (1911–2015)) |
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First holder | William Broughton |
Denomination | Anglican |
Established | Bishopric in 1836 Archbishopric in 1897 |
Diocese | Sydney |
Cathedral | St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney |
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Sydney Anglicans |
The Archbishop of Sydney is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of New South Wales.
From 1814 to 1836 the colony of New South Wales was part of the Diocese of Calcutta. In 1836, the Diocese of Australia was formed and the first bishop of Australia enthroned. By letters patent of 25 June 1847, [1] the Diocese of Australia was split into their four dioceses, one of which being the Diocese of Sydney and its bishop the Bishop of Sydney. The Diocese of Sydney has been led by an archbishop since 1897. Since the first creation of another province within Australia in 1905, the archbishop has also been ex officio metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales.
The archbishop of Sydney is currently assisted by five regional assistant bishops.
On 6 May 2021, Kanishka Raffel, Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney since 4 February 2016, was elected as the next archbishop. [2] [3]
Bishops of Sydney | ||||
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No. | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1 | 1836 | 1853 | William Broughton | Diocesan Bishop of Australia until 1847 [N 1] also Primate of Australia since 1847; died in office. |
2 | 1854 | 1882 | Frederic Barker | Also ex officio Primate of Australia; died in office |
3 | 1884 | 1889 | Alfred Barry | Also ex officio Primate of Australia. |
4 | 1890 | 1897 | Saumarez Smith | Also ex officio Primate of Australia; became Archbishop of Sydney in 1897. |
Archbishops of Sydney | ||||
4 | 1897 | 1909 | Saumarez Smith | Also ex officio Primate of Australia; previously Bishop of Sydney since 1890; died in office. |
5 | 1910 | 1933 | John Wright | Elected Primate of Australia in 1910; died in office. |
6 | 1933 | 1958 | Howard Mowll | Translated from Western China; elected Primate of Australia in 1947; died in office. |
7 | 1959 | 1966 | Hugh Gough | Translated from Barking; elected Primate of Australia in 1959. |
8 | 1966 | 1982 | Marcus Loane | Previously coadjutor bishop of Sydney; elected Primate of Australia in 1978; knighted in 1976. |
9 | 1982 | 1992 | Donald Robinson | Translated from Parramatta. |
10 | 1993 | 2001 | Harry Goodhew | Translated from Wollongong. |
11 | 2001 | 2013 | Peter Jensen | Previously Principal of Moore Theological College |
12 | 2013 | 2021 | Glenn Davies | Translated from North Sydney. Installed 23 August 2013. [4] [5] |
12 | 2021 | present | Kanishka Raffel | Elected 6 May 2021 and installed 28 May 2021. Formerly Dean of Sydney (2016–2021). [2] [3] |
Source(s): [6] |
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