Roger Herft
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The Most Reverend Roger Herft |
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| Anglican Archbishop of Perth | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| See | Anglican Diocese of Perth |
| In office | 2005 — present |
| Predecessor | Peter Carnley |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 June 2005 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 July 1948 Wattegama, Sri Lanka |
| Previous post |
Bishop of Waikato Bishop of Newcastle |
Roger Adrian Herft AM (born 11 July 1948) is a bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has been the Archbishop of Perth since 2005. He has been on leave since 10 October 2016, and has announced his formal retirement will be on 7 July 2017. He was previously the Bishop of Newcastle from 1993 to 2005 and Bishop of Waikato from 1986.
Herft was born in Wattegama, Sri Lanka and studied at the Royal College in Colombo, later training for the ministry at the Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawa. He received a B.Th. and B.D. degree from the University of Serampore.
After working in parish ministry and prison chaplaincy, he was invited by the Diocese of Waikato in New Zealand to become a Parish Consultant in 1983. In 1986, Herft was elected Bishop of Waikato, becoming one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion.
Herft was elected Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992 and enthroned at Christ Church Cathedral in May 1993. He was chaplain of the 13th Lambeth Conference in 1998.
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