Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide
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The Archbishop of Adelaide is the diocesan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Australia and ex officio metropolitan bishop of the ecclesiastical Province of South Australia.[1]
Archbishop of Adelaide | |
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| Archbishopric | |
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Coat of arms of the Diocese | |
| Incumbent Brad Billings since 7 March 2026 | |
| Style | The Most Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | South Australia |
| Residence | Adelaide |
| Information | |
| First holder | Augustus Short |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Established |
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| Diocese | Adelaide |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Adelaide | |
List of Bishops and Archbishops of Adelaide
| Bishops of Adelaide | ||||
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| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1 | 1847 | 1882 | Augustus Short | |
| 2 | 1882 | 1894 | George Kennion | Translated to Bath and Wells. |
| 3 | 1895 | 1905 | John Harmer | Translated to Rochester. |
| 4 | 1906 | 1940 | A. Nutter Thomas | |
| 5 | 1941 | 1956 | Bryan Robin | Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead. |
| 6 | 1957 | 1970 | Tom Reed | Became Archbishop of Adelaide in 1970. |
| Archbishops of Adelaide | ||||
| No | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| (6) | 1970 | 1975 | Tom Reed | Bishop of Adelaide until 1970. |
| 7 | 1976 | 1989 | Keith Rayner | Translated from Wangaratta; translated to Melbourne. |
| 8 | 1991 | 2004 | Ian George | Previously assistant bishop in Canberra and Goulburn. |
| 9 | 2005 | 2016 | Jeffrey Driver | Translated from Gippsland |
| 10 | 2017 | 2025 | Geoffrey Smith | Primate of Australia from 2020 to 2025.[2] Previously assistant bishop, General Manager, and Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (2007–2017) |
| 11 | 7 March 2026 | Brad Billings | Previously an assistant bishop in Melbourne[3] | |