Archbishop’s welcome

Archbishop AspinallWelcome to the website for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. I hope that this site serves as a virtual window to the many missions, pastoral activities and commissions that aim to serve the broader community in the name of Christ.

The Diocese of Brisbane includes an area of more than half a million square kilometers and is home to more than two million Queenslanders. To serve our community within this region we have 467 clergy and 305 churches.

As web-based communication continues to gain in its importance in informing and uniting people across the globe it is my hope that you will find this site useful and instructive.

Archbishop Aspinall

 

Latest News


09 May, 2008
Myanmar (Burma) Emergency Appeal – Cyclone Victims
Recent estimates of victims killed by Cyclone Nargis reached 100,000 and up to a million survivors have been left homeless.  Villages have been wiped out in the most affected area, the Irrawaddy delta, with many survivors struggling to find much needed food and water 6 days after the cyclone struck last Saturday.
Whilst many countries have offered help, the process of getting into the country has been very slow. It is unclear how supplies are getting in and how soon these supplies are able to reach the survivors in the villages, many of which are still under water.

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16 April, 2008
The Venerable Kay Goldsworthy will be consecrated a bishop in May

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Dr Phillip Aspinall, has welcomed the
announcement that The Venerable Kay Goldsworthy will be consecrated a bishop in
May.
The Archbishop of Perth, the Most Reverend Roger Herft, made the announcement one
day after the national meeting of Anglican Bishops agreed on the “Women in the
Episcopate” protocol.

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10 April, 2008
Annual Anglican Bishops’ Meeting 2008

The bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia have unanimously agreed to a way forward together on the divisive issue of the introduction of women bishops. This followed a long but constructive debate during the bishops annual meeting in Newcastle this week. 

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01 April, 2008
Comment on the apparent murder of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Catholic Archbishop of Mosul

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia and Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr Phillip Aspinall, has made the following comments following the death in Iraq of the Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Paulos Faraj Rahho.

 “Whenever a servant of God dies in this way the whole Church feels pain. This is a sad day for Iraq and for the Church there. However the efforts of Christian clergy and lay people should continue to bring comfort and support to the people of Iraq.”

 “It is a sad reality that people die in this way in trouble spots around the world. I welcome the commitment to justice made by the Prime Minister of Iraq and I pray that all working for peace and justice have their resolve strengthened by this tragic violence.”