The Bishop of Armidale, the Right Rev Peter Brain, has been elected to the Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia. He was elected in a postal ballot of members of General Synod's House of Clergy, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Bishop Bruce Wilson.
26 January 2001
Dr Bruce Kaye, general secretary of the Anglican Church's General Synod, has labelled the regionalism found in Australia's large metropolitan Dioceses - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth - a 'bad experiment' that should be 'abandoned in favour of dividing our larger dioceses'.
26 January 2001
The Most Rev Harry Goodhew, Archbishop of Sydney, and the Most Rev Ian George, Archbishop of Adelaide, were each appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day (26th January) Honours List. This is the second highest honour in the Order of Australia awards.
26 January 2001
The Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Rev Harry Goodhew has launched the Archbishop's Overseas Ministry Fund (AOMF) and called on Sydney Anglicans to support their brothers and sisters in the two-thirds worlds.
17 January 2001
As Australia celebrates its 100th birthday, St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney will host a special service marking the Centenary of federation.
08 January 2001
The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, has called on church members not to forget the many people mourning the loss of loved ones from HIV/AIDS virus in their midst. Speaking on Worldwide AIDS day Bishop Forsyth said, 'We have progressed a long way from the negative social stigma the ADS virus once held largely due to public education campaigns.
01 December 2000
As flood waters continue to cover much of rural NSW, Anglican churches throughout the state are coming together to help locals pick up the pieces in the wake of the disaster. Flooding has affected a substantial part of the state over the past week, causing tens of millions of dollars worth of damage to farmland, property and businesses, particularly in the country NSW dioceses of Armidale and Bathurst.
24 November 2000
The Archbishop of Melanesia, the Most Reverend Sir Ellison Pogo, has today announced the name of the person who will become the third Bishop of Temotu. Following a meeting of the Diocesan Electoral Board and confirmation by the Council of Bishops of the name put forward, the new Bishop will be the Reverend Canon David Vunagi, who is presently the Church's Mission Secretary.
20 November 2000
Draft legislation for women bishops has been released by General Synod Standing Committee in preparation for the next General Synod meeting in July 2001. The bill, based on the 1992 church law for women priests will, if passed, remove any legal doubt about the validity of consecrating women bishops. A striking feature of these proposals is that they will offer a mechanism
16 November 2000
On Sunday, 15 October, in Townsville, Australia, a Peace Agreement was signed by all parties to the conflict which has plagued Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands for almost two years. A month earlier, a Cease-fire Agreement had been signed and although there were several notable breaches of that agreement, it was followed by a concerted effort for a comprehensive peace treaty
16 November 2000