Murray Harvey
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Murray Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Grafton | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Diocese | Grafton |
| Installed | 29 September 2018 |
| Predecessor | Sarah Macneil |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1991 (as deacon) 1992 (as priest) |
| Consecration | 29 September 2018 by Glenn Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Leanne |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland Deakin University[1] |
Murray Harvey is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has served as the 12th Bishop of Grafton since September 2018.
Harvey studied psychology at the University of Queensland and worked for some time as a psychologist before entering ministry. He was trained at St Francis Theological College in Brisbane and was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992.[1]
Harvey spent several years in England where he served in three rural parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln and was the Bishop's Selection Adviser in the discernment process for people offering for the ordained ministry.[2]
Upon his return to Australia he served as the rector of St Mark's, Clayfield, and from 2014 a residentiary canon of St John's Cathedral, Brisbane.