Richard Condie (born 1965) is the

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. He was installed as bishop on 19 March 2016. Condie was previously

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, and an

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in the Diocese of Melbourne. He is the leader of the

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in Australia. Condie has also been a lecturer in New Testament at Ridley Theological College and a research officer with the

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. In 2022, Condie declared that he would not be celebrating

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as a holiday.

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