Anglican Primate of Australia
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The Anglican Primate of Australia is the senior bishop and President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. Between General Synods, the Primate is also President of the Standing Committee of the General Synod which takes responsibility for the affairs of the General Synod in between General Synod sessions. The Primate is elected from among the country's Anglican diocesan bishops, by a Board of Electors, comprising diocesan bishops and representative clergy and laity.[1][2]
| Primate of Australia | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia | |
since 7 April 2020 | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Status | President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia |
| Reports to | General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia |
| Appointer | Board of Electors (elected by the Board from among the diocesan bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia) |
| Term length | Six years (three years for a second consecutive term) |
| Constituting instrument | Primate Canon 1985 |
| Formation | 1847 |
| First holder | William Broughton |
| Deputy | an Acting Primate |
| Website | Primate, Anglican Church of Australia |
List
edit| Ex officio primates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sir 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 1976. |
| 1982 | 1989 | Sir John Grindrod, Archbishop of Brisbane | Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 1980; knighted in 1982. |
| 1991 | 1999 | Keith Rayner, Archbishop of Melbourne | Acting Primate 1989–1991.[3] Also Archbishop of Melbourne since 1990. |
| 1999 | 2004 | Peter Carnley, Archbishop of Perth | Also Archbishop of Perth since 1981. |
| 2004 | 4 July 2014[4] | Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane | Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 2002 |
| 4 July 2014[4] | 31 March 2020[5] | Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne | Also Archbishop of Melbourne since 2006. In the brief April 2020 vacancy, Aspinall served as interim Primate.[6] |
| 7 April 2020[7] | onwards | Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide | Also Archbishop of Adelaide since 2017. |
References
edit- ^ "Primate Canon 1985" (PDF). Anglican Church of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Primate". Anglican Church of Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Brolly, Mark (17 March 2020). "Vote for Archbishop Freier's successor as Primate deadlocked". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b Melbourne Archbishop to lead Australian Anglican Church, 29 June 2014 Archived 14 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 30 June 2014)
- ^ "Anglican Church of Australia's Board of Electors to hold fresh election for primate". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Anglican Church of Australia's Board of Electors to hold fresh election for primate".
- ^ "Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.