Anglican Diocese of Adelaide

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Diocese of Adelaide
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Coat of arms
Location
CountryAustralia
Territory
Ecclesiastical province South Australia
Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide
Headquarters
  • 18 King William Road
  • North Adelaide SA 5006
Coordinates 34°54′46″S138°35′53″E / 34.91278°S 138.59806°E / -34.91278; 138.59806 Coordinates: 34°54′46″S138°35′53″E / 34.91278°S 138.59806°E / -34.91278; 138.59806
Information
Denomination Anglican
Established25 June 1847 (1847-06-25)
Cathedral St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
Parent church Anglican Church of Australia
Archbishop
Assistant bishops
Dean
Website
adelaideanglicans.com

The Anglican Diocese of Adelaide is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. It is centred in the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia and extends along the eastern shore of the Gulf St Vincent from the town of Eudunda in the north to Aldgate in the south. The diocesan cathedral is Saint Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide. The diocese was founded in 1847 with Augustus Short as the first bishop. The incumbent Archbishop of Adelaide since 2017 has been Geoffrey Smith, who has also been the Anglican Primate of Australia since 2020.

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History

The diocese was founded by letters patent of 25 June 1847 [1] [2] and now forms part of the Province of South Australia, together with the Diocese of Willochra (1915) and the Diocese of The Murray (1969). Since 1970, the Bishop of Adelaide, as the senior bishop of the province (known as the metropolitan), has borne the title of archbishop.

The Most Reverend Jeffrey Driver retired as Archbishop of Adelaide in 2016. [3] Following a process of nomination, an election synod held in December 2016 resolved to invite Geoffrey Smith, then an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane, to be the 10th Archbishop of Adelaide. [4] He was installed on 28 April 2017. [5] On 7 April 2020, Smith was elected as the Primate of Australia, the first Archbishop of Adelaide to hold the office. [6]

List of bishops and archbishops of Adelaide

This section is an excerpt from Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide.[ edit ]
Bishops of Adelaide
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
118471882 Augustus Short
218821894 George Kennion Translated to Bath and Wells.
318951905 John Harmer Translated to Rochester.
419061940 A. Nutter Thomas
519411956 Bryan Robin Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead.
619571970 Tom Reed Became Archbishop of Adelaide in 1970.
Archbishops of Adelaide
NoFromUntilIncumbentNotes
119701975 Tom Reed Bishop of Adelaide until 1970.
219761989 Keith Rayner Translated from Wangaratta; translated to Melbourne.
319912004 Ian George Previously assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn.
420052016 Jeffrey Driver Translated from Gippsland
52017present Geoffrey Smith Primate of Australia since 7 April 2020 [7]
Previously assistant bishop, General Manager, and Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (2007–2017)

Assistant bishops

John Vockler was consecrated coadjutor bishop in 1959. [8] Lionel Renfrey was an assistant bishop of the diocese in 1988. [9]

The current assistant bishops in the diocese are:

List of archdeacons

In 1866, there was one archdeaconry: W. J. Woodcock was Archdeacon of Adelaide. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette . New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1848. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "History". Anglican Diocese of Adelaide. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archbishop of Adelaide announces intention to retire". Anglican Church League, Sydney, Australia. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Adelaide elects new Archbishop". Philip Freier. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bishop Geoff Smith installed as Archbishop of Adelaide". Adelaide Anglicans. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". www.anglicanarchives.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Declaration of Unity, Witness and Mission" . Church Times . No. AAMBIT 3. 1 July 1988. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 July 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  10. ↑ Adelaide Anglicans — Bishop Tim (Accessed 2 March 2017)
  11. ↑ Adelaide Anglicans — Leadership (Accessed 2 March 2017)
  12. ↑ Adelaide Anglicans — Bishop Chris (Accessed 2 March 2017)
  13. ↑ "SOLEMN EVENSONG WITH THE COMMISSIONING AND INSTALLATION OF The Right Reverend Christopher William McLeod AS DEAN OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER" (PDF). St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. 31 October 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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