Phillip Aspinall
Phillip Aspinall (born December 17, 1959 in Hobart ) has been Archbishop of Brisbane since 2002 and was head of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2005 to 2014 .
He has a degree in science from the University of Tasmania , in theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity (by the Trinity College of the University of Melbourne and the United Faculty of Theology ), and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University and a Ph.D. . in Education from Monash University .
Aspinall worked as a computer programmer for the Tasmanian Ministry of Education.
Aspinall was ordained a deacon in Tasmania on July 25, 1988 , and a year later a priest .
He has served in various positions in the Anglican Church in Tasmania and Victoria, including, as assistant director at Christ College at the University of Tasmania (1980-1984), as assistant pastor and priest in various locations in Tasmania, and as director of the Anglicare Tasmania ( 1994 to 1998), including two years as archdeacon for church and society.
He was ordained bishop on June 29, 1998 in Adelaide , where he served as assistant bishop until December 2001.
He is married to a doctor and has two children.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Peter Hollingworth | Archbishop of Brisbane 2002 -... |
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Peter Frederick Carnley |
Primate of Australia 2005 - 2014 |
Philip Freier |
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| SURNAME | Aspinall, Phillip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian clergyman, primate of the Anglican Church of Australia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hobart |