Anglican Archbishop of Sydney
The Archbishop of Sydney is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of New South Wales.
Archbishop of Sydney | |
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| Archbishopric | |
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Coat of arms of the Diocese | |
| Incumbent: Kanishka Raffel Since 28 May 2021 | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | New South Wales |
| Residence | Sydney (formerly Bishopscourt, Darling Point (1911–2015)) |
| Information | |
| First holder | William Broughton |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | Bishopric in 1836 Archbishopric in 1897 |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| Cathedral | St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney |
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| Sydney Anglicans | |
From 1814 to 1836 the colony of New South Wales was part of the Diocese of Calcutta. In 1836, the Diocese of Australia was formed and the first bishop of Australia enthroned. By letters patent of 25 June 1847, the Diocese of Australia was split into their four dioceses, one of which being the Diocese of Sydney and its bishop the Bishop of Sydney. The Diocese of Sydney has been led by an archbishop since 1897. Since the first creation of another province within Australia in 1905, the archbishop has also been ex officio metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales.
The archbishop of Sydney is currently assisted by five regional assistant bishops.
On 6 May 2021, Kanishka Raffel, Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney since 4 February 2016, was elected as the next archbishop.