Philip Freier

Philip Leslie Freier
Archbishop of Melbourne
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
See	Melbourne
In Office	2006 — present
Predecessor	Peter Watson (archbishop)
Orders
Ordination	1983
Personal details
Born	1955 Brisbane
Spouse	Joy Freier
Previous post	Bishop of the Northern Territory

Philip Leslie Freier is the 13th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, a position he has held since 16 December 2006.

Freier was born on 9 February 1955 in Brisbane and raised as a Roman Catholic. He was educated at the Queensland University of Technology and was a science teacher for six years. After ordination he was a curate in Kowanyama, Queensland followed by five years as the Rector of St Oswald's, Banyo before being appointed the Rector of Christ Church, Bundaberg. In 1999 Freier was elected as the Bishop of the Northern Territory. As a supporter of the indigenous Australian communities he has pledged to support the Stolen Generations during their healing process.^[1]

Freier has served as a chaplain in the Royal Australian Air Force reserve since 2001. He is married to Elizabeth Joy Freier.^[2]

References

Bishops of the Northern Territory

Kenneth Bruce Mason • Clyde Maurice Wood • Richard Franklin Appleby • Philip Leslie Freier • Gregory Edwin Thompson •

Bishops & Archbishops of Melbourne

Bishops	Charles Perry · James Moorhouse · Field Flowers Goe · Lowther Clarke

Archbishops	Lowther Clarke · Harrington Lees · Frederick Head · Joseph Booth · Sir Frank Woods · Robert Dann · David Penman · Keith Rayner · Peter Watson · Philip Freier

Persondata
Name	Freier, Philip Leslie
Alternative names
Short description	Archbishop of Melbourne; Bishop of the Northern Territory
Date of birth	1955
Place of birth	Brisbane
Date of death
Place of death