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"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

“The time is right for the Church to enter into new relationships with our sister churches in Asia, in particular with the Church of the Province of Myanmar,” said Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier, as he began a two-week visit to Myanmar, starting in Yangon.

18 February 2013

Baillieu Government's youth sentencing plan flawed says Anglican Archbishop

Baillieu Government's youth sentencing plan flawed says Anglican Archbishop

Anglican Archibishop of Melbourne Dr Phillip Freier has lashed out at the Baillieu Government's mandatory sentencing plan for juveniles, describing it as a flawed plan which would delay justice for both perpetrators and the victims of crime.

17 August 2011

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month, Archbishop of Adelaide says

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month, Archbishop of Adelaide says

Asylum seekers should be detained no longer than a month and only on Australian soil, the Archbishop of Adelaide said in a recent media release.

04 August 2011

More Anglicans offer support to strife-engulfed Sudan

More Anglicans offer support to strife-engulfed Sudan

Anglicans from Melbourne and all over the world are offering prayers and support to Sudan and striving to find ways to help the chaos-torn nation, which is soon to be split into two separate countries.

29 June 2011

Sudan conflict kills civilians, and opens old scars in Melbourne

Sudan conflict kills civilians, and opens old scars in Melbourne

Anglicans in Melbourne, where large numbers of Sudanese refugees have settled, have expressed deep concern about escalating violence in Sudan that threatens to plunge the beleaguered country into another civil war.

17 June 2011

Anglicans counter "New atheism" with new online resource

Anglicans counter "New atheism" with new online resource

How can there be a God when people are suffering through floods and fires? How can God sit back and allow bad things to happen to good people? A new online resource from the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne offers answers to these and other difficult questions 

17 January 2011

First woman bishop appointed in Victoria, Australia

First woman bishop appointed in Victoria, Australia

The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, has announced the appointment of Canon Barbara Darling as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne.

25 April 2008

Archbishop Keith Rayner retires after almost half a century of ministry

Archbishop Keith Rayner retires after almost half a century of ministry

The Anglican Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Keith Rayner, retired today on his 70th birthday, bringing to an end almost 50 years of ministry with the Anglican Church of Australia.

24 November 1999

English organ finds new home in Australia

English organ finds new home in Australia

A church organ originally built in 1938 by Harrison and Harrison for St Luke's, Cowley, Oxford, has been installed in St Mark's Church, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. This is the climax to an exciting nine year restoration project at the landmark Melbourne church built in 1853.

09 November 1999