Sarah Macneil

The Right Reverend
Sarah Macneil
Bishop of Grafton
Church Anglican Church of Australia
Province Province of New South Wales
Diocese Diocese of Grafton
In office 2014 to present
Predecessor Keith Slater
Orders
Consecration 1 March 2014
Personal details
Born 1955 (age 62–63)
Nationality Australian
Denomination Anglicanism

Sarah Macneil (born 1955) is the current Anglican Bishop of Grafton in Anglican Church of Australia. She was consecrated and installed as bishop on 1 March 2014, becoming the first woman in Australia to lead a diocese.[1]

Macneil is a former diplomat.[2] Prior to her consecration as bishop, she served as a priest and archdeacon in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, and was Dean of St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide from 2009 to 2011.

On November 3, 2017, Macneill announced her resignation as Bishop of Grafton, effective from March 3, 2018, citing medical advice.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Canberra priest Sarah Macneil to be Australia's first woman to lead Anglican diocese". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Jean, David (9 June 2011). "First female Dean of Adelaide quits". Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ↑ North Coast Anglican, December 2017. https://www.graftondiocese.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NCA-December-2017.pdf
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