Philip Freier
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The Most Reverend Philip Freier |
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| Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Primate of Australia |
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| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| See | Melbourne |
| In office | 2006–present (as archbishop) 2014–present (as primate) |
| Predecessor |
Peter Watson (as archbishop) Phillip Aspinall (as primate) |
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| Ordination | 1983 |
| Consecration | 1999 (bishop) |
| Rank | 2006 (archbishop) |
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| Born |
9 February 1955 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Joy née Launder |
| Previous post | Bishop of the Northern Territory |
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Styles of Philip Freier |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Philip Leslie Freier (born 9 February 1955) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He has been the 13th Archbishop of Melbourne since 16 December 2006. He was elected Primate of Australia on 28 June 2014, being installed by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 13 August 2014.
Freier was born in Brisbane where he attended Hendra State High School and was raised in the Roman Catholic Church.
In addition to a PhD from James Cook University, he has received the degrees of Master of Educational Studies (MEdSt) from the University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Divinity (BD) from the Melbourne College of Divinity, Diploma of Education (DipEd) from the University of Queensland and Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) from the Queensland Institute of Technology.
Freier was elected a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) in 1995. He worked as a science teacher for six years prior to being ordained.
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