John McIntyre (bishop)
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John Charles McIntyre is the 11th and current bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland
in south-east Victoria
, Australia
.
McIntyre was ordained as a bishop on 11 February 2006 and installed as Bishop of Gippsland at St Paul's Cathedral, Sale on 18 February 2006. Prior to this, he was the rector of the South Sydney parish in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney
for 15 years.
McIntyre is known to be an "alternative voice" in the Anglican Church of Australia. While working in the Sydney diocese, he often took a stance against the more conservative attitudes of the higher authorities there, fighting for the ordination of women
and homosexual rights within the church.
One of McIntyre's missions throughout his ministry has been to support the underprivileged, which is what drew him initially to urban ministry and which continues to influence his work as a bishop in the rural Gippsland diocese. In particular, he has focused much of his energy on Indigenous Australians
and has started new initiatives to benefit local Indigenous communities both within his previous community of Redfern
and Waterloo
and now in Gippsland.
Anglican Diocese of Gippsland
The Anglican Diocese of Gippsland is located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, extending from Phillip Island to Mallacoota. It has existed as a diocese since 1902, when the Right Reverend Arthur Wellesley Pain was installed at the first Bishop of Gippsland.The cathedral church of the...
in south-east Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
McIntyre was ordained as a bishop on 11 February 2006 and installed as Bishop of Gippsland at St Paul's Cathedral, Sale on 18 February 2006. Prior to this, he was the rector of the South Sydney parish in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney
Anglican Diocese of Sydney
The Diocese of Sydney is a diocese within the Anglican Church of Australia. The majority of the diocese is Evangelical and low church in tradition and committed to Reformed and Calvinist theology....
for 15 years.
McIntyre is known to be an "alternative voice" in the Anglican Church of Australia. While working in the Sydney diocese, he often took a stance against the more conservative attitudes of the higher authorities there, fighting for the ordination of women
Ordination of women
Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated . The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious groups, as it was of several religions of antiquity...
and homosexual rights within the church.
One of McIntyre's missions throughout his ministry has been to support the underprivileged, which is what drew him initially to urban ministry and which continues to influence his work as a bishop in the rural Gippsland diocese. In particular, he has focused much of his energy on Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
and has started new initiatives to benefit local Indigenous communities both within his previous community of Redfern
Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
and Waterloo
Waterloo, New South Wales
Waterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waterloo is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.-History:...
and now in Gippsland.
Sources
- Baird, Julia "Numbers rule as Team Sydney muscles up", 20 October 2005
- Collins, Madeleine, Redfern's Pastor Takes Leap of Faith, 18 October 2005
- Muston, Philip, Anglican Diocese of Gippsland Press Release: The Reverend John McIntyre Elected Bishop of Gippsland, 2005
- Rodgers, Margaret, Anglican Community Soon to Divide?, 28 October 2003