Largest city in Australia gets Archbishop of non-European heritage

[Jerome]

[Kanishka Raffel's parents were born in Sri Lanka]




Background:

Nominees for Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Finalised

March 26th, 2021
The Very Reverend Kanishka Raffel, who has been the Dean of Sydney since 2016, is among those in line to replace the retiring Archbishop Glenn Davies. North Sydney Bishop Chris Edwards, Wollongong Bishop Peter Hayward, and South Sydney Bishop Michael Stead, are also in the running for the role. The election synod begins on May 4

2016, shortly after being named Dean of Sydney's St. Andrew's Cathedral