Provincial Directory: The Anglican Church of Australia
Map and Statistics
| Geographical Area: | 5,028,521 Sq Km |
| Population: | 17,754,000 |
| Number of Anglicans: | 3,903,324 |
| Number of Christians: | 12,582,764 |
| Number of Parishes: | 1408 |
| Number of Clergy: | 3693 |
History
The Church came to Australia in 1788 with the 'First Fleet', which was made up primarily of convicts and military personnel. Free settlers soon followed. A General Synod held in 1872 formed the Australian Board of Missions; missionary work among the aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders was key to the growth of the Church.
The Church became fully autonomous in 1962 and in 1978 published its first prayer book. A second Anglican prayer book was published in 1966. The Anglican Church of Australia is part of the Christian Conference of Asia and of the Council of the Church of East Asia. Links with Churches of New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia are strong especially through the Australian Board of Mission.
Information:
Primate:The Most Revd Dr Phillip John Aspinall
Provincial Secretary: Mr Martin Drevikovsky
Provincial Treasurer: Ms Zenda Curran
Website:The Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese:
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Ex-P Tasmania |
New South Wales Armidale Bathurst Canberra & Goulburn Grafton Newcastle (AUS) Riverina Sydney |
Queensland Brisbane North Queensland Northern Territory, The Rockhampton |
South Australia Adelaide The Murray Willochra |
Victoria Ballarat Bendigo Gippsland Melbourne Wangaratta |
Western Australia Bunbury North West Australia Perth |
More information & links within The Anglican Church of Australia:
| Mission Organisations |
| Theological Colleges |