Robert Forsyth (bishop)
Robert Forsyth | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of South Sydney | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| In office | June 13, 2000 – December 31, 2015[1] |
| Predecessor | Peter Watson |
| Successor | Michael Stead |
| Previous post(s) | Rector of St Barnabas Anglican Church, Broadway (1983–2000)[2] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1976 (as deacon and as priest)[3] by Marcus Loane (as deacon) Donald Robinson (as priest)[3] |
| Consecration | 11 June 2000[3] by Harry Goodhew[3] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Charles Forsyth 8 June 1949 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Margie[4] |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, MTh) Moore Theological College (ThL, BD, Dip A)[3] |
Robert Charles Forsyth (born 8 June 1949)[5] is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, a region of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, from 2000 to 2015. Before this he was the rector of St. Barnabas, Broadway.
Forsyth is married to Margie and has four children and ten grandchildren. He attended Meadowbank Boys High School and was a candidate for the Methodist ministry for a number of years but changed to Anglican candidature in 1972.
On 19 January 2008, Forsyth condemned Corpus Christi, a play depicting Judas seducing Jesus: "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it." The play also showed Jesus administrating a marriage between two of his male apostles.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Glenn (18 January 2016). "Statement of Glenn Naunton Davies" (PDF). Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "St Barnabas's Anglican church Broadway". The Dictionary of Sydney. City of Sydney. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Circular to the Members of the 45th Synod Re: Special Session of the Synod to appoint an Archbishop: 2nd Mailing" (PDF). Sydney Diocesan Services. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Powell, Russell (10 December 2015). "Swansong for South Sydney stalwart". Sydney Anglicans. Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Forsyth, Rt Rev. Robert Charles". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Afp.google.com, Row erupts in Australia over 'gay' Jesus play: report Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Profile on the Diocese of Sydney's website (archive 2015-02-27)
- "Just a fiery glitch", an article in the Sydney Morning Herald after St Barnabas' church building was destroyed by fire.
- "Church spends $50K to debunk Da Vinci claims", a story from the Sydney Morning Herald about the Sydney diocese's response to The Da Vinci Code.
- "Church acts against Da Vinci film", a story from BBC News.