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Aspinall elected to extra term as Primate
By Allan Reeder
October 18, 2008
ANOTHER TERM : Archbishop Phillip Aspinall will serve as the national leader for Australian Anglicans for at least the next six years.
By Allan Reeder
October 18, 2008
ANOTHER TERM : Archbishop Phillip Aspinall will serve as the national leader for Australian Anglicans for at least the next six years.
Brisbane's Archbishop Phillip Aspinall will serve as the national leader of the Australian Anglican Church for another term.
The board elected by last year's national synod in Canberra met in Sydney October 17 to choose the primate.
(The Board of Electors includes 12 clergy and 12 lay reps elected by the national synod, plus all of the diocesan bishops.)
First elected primate in 2005, Archbishop Aspinall is now set to serve for at least another six years.
"To hold this position is an honour and while it comes with a great deal of responsibility it is a challenge I am pleased to accept for the next six years," Archbishop Aspinall said after the result was announced.
Under rules decided by the 2007 national synod, the primate is now elected for a six year term, with a possible three year extension.
Phillip Aspinall picked the introduction of Australia's first two women bishops as a highlight of his first term in office.
"This issue was a challenging one for the Church but the bishops worked hard to come together to agree on a set of protocols for those who in all good faith still cannot accept ministry from a bishop who is a woman," he said.
"I was privileged to be at Lambeth this year where the majority of the world's Anglican bishops gathered," he said. "The generosity of spirit, companionship and warmth evident there gave me hope that we can work on these issues in a positive way and continue to strengthen the Anglican Communion."