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Anglican Church of Australia

The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion, previously known as the Church of England in Australia (renamed in 1981).

Since January 1 1962 the Australia Anglican Church has been autocephalous, headed by its own primate, currently The Archbishop of Perth, The Most Reverend Peter Carnley.

It is made of twenty-three dioceses, arranged into provinces (except for Tasmania), with metropolitical sees in the capital cities. The dioceses are:

• The Province of New South Wales
  • Armidale
  • Bathurst
  • Canberra & Goulburn
  • Grafton
  • Newcastle
  • Riverina
  • Sydney
• The Province of Queensland
  • Brisbane
  • North Queensland
  • The Northern Territory
  • Rockhampton
• The Province of South Australia
  • Adelaide
  • The Murray
  • Willochra
• The Province of Victoria
  • Ballarat
  • Bendigo
  • Gippsland
  • Melbourne
  • Wangaratta
• The Province of Western Australia
  • Bunbury
  • North West Australia
  • Perth
• Extra Provincial Diocese
  • Tasmania

See Also

• Sydney Anglicans

External Links

• Anglican Church of Australia - the official site.
• Anglican Communion: The Anglican Church of Australia

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