Brad Billings

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Brad Billings
Assistant bishop (Theological Education and Wellbeing) (Monomeeth Episcopate), Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese Melbourne
Installed30 April 2016 [1]
Orders
Ordination2001 (priest) [1]
Consecration30 April 2016 [1]
by  Philip Freier
Personal details
Nationality Australian
Denomination Anglican
SpouseKaren [1]
Children5 [1]
Alma mater Ridley College (undergraduate theology) [2]
University of Melbourne (MA) [3]
Australian College of Theology (Th.D.) [3]

Bradly Scott Billings [4] is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.

Billings holds degrees in theology and ministry from Ridley College, a Master of Arts in Classics & Archaeology (on ancient Ephesus) from the University of Melbourne and a doctorate in theology from the Australian College of Theology on the Gospel of Luke. [3]

After being ordained, he worked in parishes for approximately 15 years in the Diocese of Melbourne, including serving as vicar at Toorak, [2] and was Archdeacon of Stonnington and Glen Eira for five years. [3] In April 2016, he was consecrated and appointed as assistant bishop in the role of Bishop for Theological Education and Wellbeing, with responsibility for clergy across the Diocese of Melbourne. [5]

Billings is married to Karen and has five children. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashby, Roland (2 May 2016). "'Feeding my sheep', saving the lost, key to a bishop's vocation". The Melbourne Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Three Bishops". Ridley College. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Brad Billings". Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. Freier, Philip (1 April 2016). "Two new bishops for Melbourne". Philip Freier: Anglican Primate of Australia. Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. Freier, Philip (9 May 2016). "Billings consecrated bishop". Philip Freier: Anglican Primate of Australia. Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 January 2020.