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The Anglican Primate of Australia is the head of the independent Anglican Church of Australia

Anglican Church of Australia

The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania...

. He or (since 2008) she is elected from among the country's Anglican archbishops.

List of Primates of Australia

Ex officio primates
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1847	1849	William Broughton, Bishop of Australia	Only Primate of Australasia.
1849	1853	William Broughton, Bishop of Sydney	Only Primate of Australasia.
1854	1882	Frederic Barker Frederic Barker Frederic Barker was the second Anglican bishop of Sydney.- Early life :Barker was born at Baslow, Derbyshire, England, fifth son of the Rev. John Barker and his wife Jane, née Whyte. He was educated at The King's School, Grantham and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1831, M. A.... , Bishop of Sydney	First Primate of Australia ex officio as Bishop of Sydney.
1884	1889	Alfred Barry Alfred Barry Dr. Alfred Barry was the Third Bishop of Sydney, who over the course of his career served as headmaster of several independent schools, Principal of King's College London, and founded several prominent Anglican schools.... , Bishop of Sydney	Ex officio primate as Bishop of Sydney.
1890	1897	Saumarez Smith, Bishop of Sydney	Ex officio primate as Bishop/Archbishop of Sydney; died in office.
1897	1909	Saumarez Smith, Archbishop of Sydney
Elected primates
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1910	1933	John Wright, Archbishop of Sydney	Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1909; died in office.
1935	1946	Henry Le Fanu Henry Le Fanu The Most Rev Henry Frewen Le Fanu was an eminent Australian Bishop. Born in Dublin, educated at Haileybury and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1894, he began his ecclesiastical career as a curate in Poplar. From 1899 to 1901 he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Rochester after which he held a... , Archbishop of Perth	Also Archbishop of Perth since 1929; died in office.
1947	1958	Howard Mowll Howard Mowll Howard West Kilvinton Mowll was the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1933 until his death in 1958.Howard Mowll was born in Dover and attended Dover College until 1903 and later matriculated at the King's School, Canterbury.... , Archbishop of Sydney	Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1933; died in office.
1959	1966	Hugh Gough, Archbishop of Sydney	Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1959.
1966	1970	Philip Strong, Archbishop of Brisbane	Also Archbishop of Brisbane Anglican Diocese of Brisbane The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane is based in Brisbane, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The current Archbishop of Brisbane is the Most Reverend Phillip Aspinall, who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.The diocese stretches from the inner... since 1962.
1971	1977	Sir Frank Woods, Archbishop of Melbourne	Also Archbishop of Melbourne Anglican Diocese of Melbourne The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne is the metropolitan diocese of the Province of Victoria in the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese includes the urban cities of Melbourne and Geelong and also some more rural areas. The cathedral church is St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne... since 1958; knighted in 1972.
1978	1982	Sir Marcus Loane Marcus Loane Sir Marcus Lawrence Loane KBE was the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1966–1982 and Primate of Australia from 1978–1982. He was the first Australian-born Archbishop of Sydney and also the first Australian-born archbishop within the Anglican Church of Australia.Loane was born in... , Archbishop of Sydney	Also Archbishop of Sydney since 1966; knighted in 1976.
1982	1989	Sir John Grindrod John Grindrod Sir John Basil Rowland Grindrod KBE was an Anglican bishop and the Primate of Australia from 1982 to 1989.... , Archbishop of Brisbane	Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 1980; knighted in 1983.
1990	1999	Keith Rayner Keith Rayner Keith Rayner AO was the 11th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. He was born on 22 November 1929 and educated at the Church of England Grammar School , Brisbane and the University of Queensland. He was ordained priest in 1953... , Archbishop of Melbourne	Also Archbishop of Melbourne since 1990.
2000	2005	Peter Carnley Peter Carnley Peter Frederick Carnley AC is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. Carnley was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005... , Archbishop of Perth	Also Archbishop of Perth since 1981.
2005	present	Phillip Aspinall Phillip Aspinall Phillip Aspinall has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia since February 2002 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia since July 2005. He succeeded Peter Hollingworth as Archbishop of Brisbane.... , Archbishop of Brisbane	Also Archbishop of Brisbane since 2002.

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