Keith Rayner (bishop)
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Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
Province | Victoria |
Diocese | Melbourne |
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Ordination | 1953 | (as priest)
Consecration | 24 June 1969 |
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Born | Keith Rayner 22 November 1929 |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Audrey Rayner |
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Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Keith Rayner
Education and ordained ministry
He was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland (now known as the Anglican Church Grammar School and popularly called "Churchie").[1] and the University of Queensland.[2] He was ordained priest in 1953.[3] His first post was as
In 1969 Rayner became the Bishop of Wangaratta,
From 1990 to 1999, he was Archbishop of Melbourne. He was widely appreciated for his "masterly presidential style"[8] and as a preacher. From 1989 to 1991, he served as Acting Primate of Australia, and between 1991 and 1999 he was the Primate of Australia.[9] While Archbishop and Primate he supported the ordination of women to the priesthood and ordained the first women priests in the Diocese of Melbourne in 1992.[10][11]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ISBN 978-0-7136-7527-6
- ^ "Archbishop Keith Rayner retires after almost half a century of ministry". Anglican Communion News Service. Anglican Communion Office. 24 November 1999. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Rayner, Keith (1962). "The History of the Church of England in Queensland: A Thesis Submitted to The University of Queensland for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy" (PDF). Anglican Archives.
- ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Anglican Archives Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Times, 16 June 1977, p. 10, "Court Circular".
- ^ Appreciation of leadership
- ^ Brolly, Mark (17 March 2020). "Vote for Archbishop Freier's successor as Primate deadlocked". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Rayner, Keith (April 1992). "Melbourne Synod March '92". SEE: 11.
- ^ Nelson, Janet (18 April 1994). "Melbourne celebrates as the first twelve women are ordained: Rejoice greatly daughters of Zion!". Movement for the Ordination of Women Newsletter: 30, 33 – via University of Divinity Digital Collections.