Geoffrey Smith (bishop)
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Geoffrey Martyn Smith (born 1958–59) is an Australian Anglican bishop who has served as the Archbishop of Adelaide since 28 April 2017 and as Primate of Australia since 7 April 2020. Immediately prior to serving as archbishop, Smith was an assistant bishop, general manager and registrar of the
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, also known as Anglican Church Southern Queensland, is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The diocese stretches from the south-eastern coastl ...
. Smith's past roles have included rector of Taraka, Papua New Guinea, first vicar of the parochial district of Sawtell- Bonville, national director of the
Anglican Board of Mission - Australia Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protes ...
and Bishop of the Southern Region in the Diocese of Brisbane. He was ordained a deacon at Grafton Anglican church in 1982 and priest in 1983.


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