Peter Jensen (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Peter Jensen |
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| Archbishop of Sydney | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| Installed | 2001 |
| Term ended | 2013 |
| Predecessor | Harry Goodhew |
| Successor | Glenn Davies |
| Other posts | Principal of Moore Theological College (1985–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1969 (deacon) 1970 (presbyter) |
| Consecration | 29 June 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Peter Frederick Jensen |
| Born |
11 July 1943 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Christine |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
Moore Theological College University of Sydney University of London University of Oxford |
Peter Frederick Jensen (born 11 July 1943) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop, theologian and academic. From 1985 to 2001, he was Principal of Moore Theological College. From 2001 to 2013, he was the Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales in the Anglican Church of Australia. He retired on his 70th birthday, 11 July 2013.
Jensen was born in Sydney and educated at Bellevue Hill Public School and The Scots College. After completing his Leaving Certificate, Jensen studied law for two years and worked as an articled clerk before he moved into primary school teaching.
Jensen entered Moore Theological College in the late 1960s and won the Hey Sharp prize for coming first in the Licentiate of Theology, the standard course of study at that time. He also has a Master of Arts degree from Sydney University, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of London and a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree from the University of Oxford. His 1976 master's dissertation was entitled "Calvinism and the Persecution of the Witches in England (1563–1604)" and his 1979 doctoral dissertation was entitled "The Life of Faith in the Teaching of Elizabethan Protestantism".
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