TheDiocese of the Southern Crossis a newAnglicandiocesein Australia unaffiliated with theAnglican Church of Australiaor theAnglican Communion.It is led by a formerArchbishop of Sydney,Glenn Davies.[1]
| Diocese of the Southern Cross | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Anglican |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Glenn Davies |
| Associations | GAFCON |
| Region | Australia |
| Origin | 2022 |
| Separated from | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Churches | 7 |
| Official website | scd |
History
editThe diocese was formed byGAFCONAustralia in August 2022, following a split from the Anglican Church of Australia oversame-sex marriageamong other issues.[2]
The diocese is backed by theArchbishop of Sydney,Kanishka Raffel,and theBishop of Tasmania,Richard Condie.[3][4]
Initially, the diocese had three congregations.[5][6]The first congregation was inBeenleigh, Queensland,[7]while a second in Brisbane joined in September 2022.[8]A third congregation joined the diocese in January 2023.[9]Its fourth congregation joined on 30 January 2023. The diocese also welcomed its first female minister.[10]
A formerUniting Church in Australiacongregation, Faith Church in Mooloolaba, led by the Rev. Hedley Fihaki (former head of the Assembly of Confessing Congregations) has joined the Diocese of the Southern Cross.
References
edit- ^Baker, Jordan."Anglican church splits: conservatives form Australian breakaway".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved16 August2022.
- ^Porter, Muriel(16 August 2022)."Gafcon forms new diocese in Australia — and is welcomed by the Archbishop of Sydney".Church Times.Retrieved16 August2022.
- ^Baker, Jordan."Anglican church splits: conservatives form Australian breakaway".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved16 August2022.
- ^"Anglican Bishop defends support for 'anti-gay' rebel church".Herald Sun.17 August 2022.
- ^Baker, Jordan (6 October 2022)."Anglican schism dangerous for the church, says Archbishop of Canterbury".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved31 October2022.
- ^"Churches".Diocese of the Southern Cross.Retrieved31 October2022.
- ^Smith, Claire (16 August 2022)."Southern Cross: The New Anglican Diocese".The Gospel Coalition.Retrieved16 August2022.
- ^Sandeman, John (13 September 2022)."Now there are two: A second Queensland minister jumps ship to breakaway Diocese of the Southern Cross".Anglican Ink.Retrieved31 October2022.
- ^Sandeman, John (2023-01-15)."Third church joins GAFCON's new Australian Anglican 'breakaway'".Anglican Ink.
- ^Sandeman, John (2023-01-30)."Gafcon's Southern Cross diocese gets a woman minister, and church number four".THE OTHER CHEEK.Retrieved2023-02-16.