Peter Carnley

Peter Carnley

Peter Frederick Carnley AC (born 17 October 1937) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop and author. He was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005 and ordained the first women Australian priests. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia. He is married to Ann Carnley.

Read more about Peter Carnley:  Education and Teaching, Ordination of Women, Church Unity, Books, Controversy

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