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Archbishop of Adelaide

Archbishopric
anglican

Coat of arms of the Diocese
Incumbent: Geoffrey Smith since 28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Style	The Most Reverend
Location
Country	Australia
Ecclesiastical province	South Australia
Residence	Adelaide
Information
First holder	Augustus Short
Denomination	Anglicanism
Established	Bishopric on 25 June 1847 (1847-06-25) Archbishopric in 1970
Diocese	Adelaide
Cathedral	St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
Website
Diocese of Adelaide

The Archbishop of Adelaide is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Australia and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of South Australia.

List of Bishops and Archbishops of Adelaide

Bishops of Adelaide
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1847	1882	Augustus Short
2	1882	1894	George Kennion	Translated to Bath and Wells.
3	1895	1905	John Harmer	Translated to Rochester.
4	1906	1940	A. Nutter Thomas
5	1941	1956	Bryan Robin	Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead.
6	1957	1970	Tom Reed	Became Archbishop of Adelaide in 1970.
Archbishops of Adelaide
No	From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1	1970	1975	Tom Reed	Bishop of Adelaide until 1970.
2	1976	1989	Keith Rayner	Translated from Wangaratta; translated to Melbourne.
3	1991	2004	Ian George	Previously assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn.
4	2005	2016	Jeffrey Driver	Translated from Gippsland
5	2017	present	Geoffrey Smith	Primate of Australia since 7 April 2020 Previously assistant bishop, General Manager, and Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (2007–2017)

References

"Diocese: Adelaide". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
"Archbishop Geoffrey Smith elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

External links

Diocese of Adelaide – official site

v t e Bishops and Archbishops of Adelaide
Bishops	Augustus Short George Kennion John Harmer A. Nutter Thomas Bryan Robin Tom Reed (became archbishop)
Archbishops	Tom Reed Keith Rayner Ian George Jeffrey Driver Geoffrey Smith

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Anglican hierarchy in Australia

Primate of Australia

Province of New South Wales

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Sydney Armidale Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Grafton Newcastle Riverina
Assistant bishops	Sydney (Western Region, Wollongong, Southern Region, Northern Region, South Western Region) Bathurst Canberra and Goulburn Newcastle (Coastal, Inland)

Province of Victoria

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Melbourne Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Wangaratta
Assistant bishops	Melbourne (Marmingatha, Monomeeth, Oodthenong, Jumbunna)

Province of Queensland

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Brisbane North Queensland Rockhampton Northern Territory
Assistant bishops	Brisbane (Western, Northern, Southern) North Queensland

Province of Western Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Perth Bunbury North West Australia
Assistant bishops	Perth (Eastern and Rural, Northern, Southern)

Province of South Australia

Diocesan bishops	Archbishop of Adelaide Willochra The Murray

Extra-provincial

Diocesan bishops	Tasmania
Assistant bishops	Tasmania National Aboriginal Bishop National Torres Strait Islander Bishop Bishop to the Australian Defence Force