Matthew Brain

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The Right Reverend Dr

Matthew Brain
Bishop of Bendigo
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese Diocese of Bendigo
Installed17 February 2018 [1]
Predecessor Andrew Curnow
Other posts Assistant bishop, Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (2015–2018)
Orders
Ordination2003
Consecration13 June 2015
by  Glenn Davies
Personal details
Born1975/1976(age 45–46)
Nationality Australia
Denomination Anglican
Parents Peter Brain & Christine Brain
SpouseRachael
Children5

Matthew Brain, commonly known as Matt Brain, is an Australian bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. He has served as the 10th bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo in regional Victoria, since February 2018. Between June 2015 and 2018 he served as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.

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Early life and parish ministry

Brain is the son of Peter Brain, the former Bishop of Armidale in New South Wales. [2]

He was ordained in 2003 and initially served in the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia until 2010 as Diocesan youth minister and rector in Kalbarri.

In 2013 Brain moved to the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn where he initially served as Director of Parish Support, Chaplaincy and Mission, where he has worked closely with parishes and chaplains to develop their capacity for ministry. [2]

Episcopal ministry

On 13 June 2015, Brain was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop Glenn Davies and installed as an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Goulburn and Canberra. [2] In the Assistant Bishop role, Brain was responsible for ministry training and development in the Diocese, and oversaw parish support chaplaincy and mission. [3] He also served as the Rector of Arawang Anglican Church in Kambah in Canberra, and as deputy chair of the board of St Marks Theological College.

In December 2017, Brain was elected as the tenth Bishop of Bendigo, succeeding Andrew Curnow who had recently retired. [3] He was installed as Bishop of Bendigo on 17 February 2018. [4]

As Bishop of Bendigo, Brain has called for survivors of clergy sexual abuse to have more say on redress schemes and for the Australian Government to "fix up the mess" created with asylum seekers. [5]

Personal life

Brain is married to Rachael and has five children. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Matt Brain installed". Diocese of Bendigo. Anglican Church of Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Brighton, Wayne. "Dr Matt Brain consecrated as bishop". Canberra and Goulburn Anglican Community. Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Croxon, Natalie (8 December 2017). "Bendigo's new Anglican bishop named as Dr Matt Brain, from the Canberra-Goulburn diocese". Bendigo Advertiser . Australian Community Media. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Bendigo's new Anglican bishop Matt Brain installed". Bendigo Advertiser . Australian Community Media. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Holmes, Adam (22 October 2018). "Actions must speak louder than words, Bendigo Anglican Bishop says, as PM delivers apology to child sexual abuse survivors". Bendigo Advertiser . Australian Community Media. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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