Anglican Church of Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Anglican_Church_of_Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:district 23
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:National_Council_of_Churches_in_Australia
gptkbp:founded 1788
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:General_Synod
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anglican Church of Australia
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:A_Prayer_Book_for_Australia
Book of Common Prayer
gptkbp:mainCathedral gptkb:St_Paul's_Cathedral,_Melbourne
gptkb:St_Peter's_Cathedral,_Adelaide
gptkb:St_Andrew's_Cathedral,_Sydney
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkbp:notableEvent First Synod held in 1872
First female bishop consecrated in 2008
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:St_Peter's_College,_Adelaide
gptkb:Anglican_Church_Grammar_School
gptkb:Trinity_Grammar_School
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Kay_Goldsworthy
gptkb:Peter_Jensen
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 3.1 million (2016 census)
gptkbp:ordinationOfWomen permitted
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Church_of_England_in_Australia
gptkbp:primate gptkb:Geoffrey_Smith
gptkbp:renamed 1981
gptkbp:stanceOnSameSexMarriage opposed (officially)
gptkbp:website https://anglican.org.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3