Matthew Brain
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Matthew Brain | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bendigo | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bendigo |
| Installed | 17 February 2018[1] |
| Predecessor | Andrew Curnow |
| Other post(s) | Assistant bishop, Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (2015–2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2003 |
| Consecration | 13 June 2015 by Glenn Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Peter Brain, Christine Brain |
| Spouse | Rachael |
| Children | 5 |
Matthew Brain is an Australian bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. He has served as the 10th bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo in regional Victoria since February 2018. Between June 2015 and 2018 he served as an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn.
Brain is the son of Peter Brain, the former Bishop of Armidale in New South Wales.[2]
He was ordained in 2003 and initially served in the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia until 2010 as diocesan youth minister and rector in Kalbarri.
In 2013, Brain moved to the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn where he initially served as Director of Parish Support, Chaplaincy and Mission, where he has worked closely with parishes and chaplains to develop their capacity for ministry.[2]