Anglican Primate of Australia
The Anglican Primate of Australia is the senior bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. The primate is elected from among the country's Anglican diocesan bishops.
List
Ex officio primates | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1847 | 1849 | William Broughton, Bishop of Australia | Only Primate of Australasia. |
1849 | 1854 | William Broughton, Bishop of Sydney | |
1854 | 1882 | Frederic Barker, Bishop of Sydney | First Primate of Australia ex officio as Bishop of Sydney. |
1884 | 1889 | Alfred Barry, Bishop of Sydney | Ex officio primate as Bishop of Sydney. |
1890 | 1897 | Saumarez Smith, Bishop of Sydney | Ex officio primate as Bishop/Archbishop of Sydney; died in office. |
1897 | 1909 | Saumarez Smith, Archbishop of Sydney | |
Elected primates | |||
From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1910 | 1933 | John Wright, Archbishop of Sydney | Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1909; died in office. |
1935 | 1946 | Henry Le Fanu, Archbishop of Perth | Also Archbishop of Perth since 1929; died in office. |
1947 | 1958 | Howard Mowll, Archbishop of Sydney | Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1933; died in office. |
1959 | 1966 | Hugh Gough, Archbishop of Sydney | Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1959. |
1966 | 1971 | Philip Strong, Archbishop of Brisbane | Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 1962. |
1971 | 1977 | Sir Frank Woods, Archbishop of Melbourne | Also Archbishop of Melbourne since 1957; knighted in 1972. |
1977 | 1982 | Sir Marcus Loane, Archbishop of Sydney | Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1964; knighted in 1974. |
1982 | 1989 | Sir John Grindrod, Archbishop of Brisbane | Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 1980; knighted in 1982. |
1989 | 1999 | Keith Rayner, Archbishop of Melbourne | Also Archbishop of Melbourne since 1990. |
1999 | 2004 | Peter Carnley, Archbishop of Perth | Also Archbishop of Perth since 1981. |
2004 | 4 July 2014[1] | Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane | Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 2002 |
4 July 2014[1] | onwards | Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne | Also Archbishop of Melbourne. |
References
- 1 2 Melbourne Archbishop to lead Australian Anglican Church, 29 June 2014 (Accessed 30 June 2014)
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