Anglican Province of South Australia

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Province of South Australia
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Location of the Province (depicted in purple) in Australia
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Metropolitan bishop Archbishop of Adelaide
Cathedral St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
Dioceses Three

The Province of South Australia is an ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Church of Australia, the boundaries of which are those of the state of South Australia. The province consists of three dioceses: Adelaide, The Murray and Willochra. [1]

The Archbishop of Adelaide is ex officio the metropolitan of the province. The position is currently (2018) held by Geoffrey Smith.

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References

  1. Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of Adelaide; Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of Willochra; Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of the Murray (1982), Year book of the Province of South Australia : including the Dioceses of Adelaide, Willochra, the Murray, [Diocese of Adelaide, ISSN   0813-8125