Anglican Diocese of Adelaide
The Anglican Diocese of Adelaide is based in Adelaide, South Australia. The diocese is a part of the Province of South Australia of the Anglican Church of Australia and a part of the Anglican Communion. The diocesan cathedral is St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide.
The diocese was founded by letters patent of 25 June 1847 and now forms part of the Province of South Australia, together with the Diocese of Willochra (1915) and the Diocese of The Murray (1969). Since 1970, the Bishop of Adelaide, as the senior bishop of the province (known as the metropolitan), has borne the title of Archbishop.
The retirement of the Most Reverend Jeffrey Driver as Archbishop of Adelaide was announced in 2016, with Archbishop designate, Geoffrey Smith, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Brisbane, being elected in December 2016.
Tim Harris was ordained (consecrated) an assistant bishop and Bishop for Mission and Evangelism in 2011 and became Bishop Administrator during the 2016–2017 vacancy in the diocesan see. On 11 April 2015, Chris McLeod was ordained (consecrated) Assistant Bishop with special responsibility for ministry alongside Aboriginal people in South Australia and National Aboriginal Bishop.
The diocese was formed in 1847.
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