Anglican_Bishop_of_Sydney

Anglican Archbishop of Sydney

Anglican Archbishop of Sydney

Diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia

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.

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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]

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    In the Province of Calcutta.

References

  1. [1]
    "Diocese of Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1848. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
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    Powell, Russell (6 May 2021). ""Like every Christian, I gladly trust in Jesus."". Sydney Anglicans. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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    McEachen, Ben (6 May 2021). "Why they picked Kanishka Raffel as new Sydney Anglican Archbishop". Eternity News. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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    "New Anglican Archbishop of Sydney chosen", The Age (Melbourne), 6 August 2013.
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    "Sydney Anglicans have a new Archbishop", Sydney Anglicans website, 6 August 2013.
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    "Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops of Australia and Sydney". Sydney Diocesan Archives. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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