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.
Smith's past roles have included rector of
Taraka, Papua New Guinea
Taraka is a suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The main campus for the Papua New Guinea University of Technology is located in Taraka.
Location
Both East Taraka and West Taraka are located 7 km from Lae on Rigel Road. ...
, first vicar of the parochial district of
Sawtell-
Bonville
Bonville is a small town located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres south of Coffs Harbour and in the local government area of City of Coffs Harbour
The City of Coffs Harbour (also known as the Coffs Harbour C ...
, national director of the
Anglican Board of Mission - Australia and Bishop of the Southern Region in the Diocese of Brisbane. He was ordained a deacon at
Grafton Grafton may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Grafton, New South Wales
Canada
* Grafton, New Brunswick
* Grafton, Nova Scotia
* Grafton, Ontario
England
* Grafton, Cheshire
* Grafton, Herefordshire
*Grafton, North Yorkshire
* Grafton, Oxfordshi ...
Anglican church in 1982 and priest in 1983.
References
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1950s births
21st-century Anglican bishops in Australia
21st-century Anglican archbishops
Anglican archbishops of Adelaide
Primates of the Anglican Church of Australia
Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
Living people
University of Queensland alumni