9 February 1986 (as deacon) by David Penman 7 March 1992 (as priest) by Peter Carnley
Consecration
22 May 2008 by Roger Herft
Personal details
Born
Kay Maree Goldsworthy
1956 (age 67–68)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Denomination
Anglicanism
Spouse
Jeri James
Children
2
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Gippsland
(2015–2017)
Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Perth
(2008–2014)
Alma mater
Trinity College, Melbourne
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Kay Maree GoldsworthyAO (born 1956)[1] is an Australian bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. She is the current archbishop of Perth in the Province of Western Australia.[2][3] Upon her installation as archbishop, on 10 February 2018, she became the first female archbishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.[4] Previously, she served as diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Gippsland in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria.[2]
^Doogue, Geraldine (25 May 2008). "COMPASS: A Woman Bishop". ABC Religion & Ethics. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ abABC Online"Anglican Church appoints Australia's first female Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy". Australia: ABC News. 29 August 2017.
^Weber, David (10 February 2018). "Kay Goldsworthy makes history in Perth by becoming the world's first female Anglican Archbishop". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^"First female Archbishop elected in Australia". Anglicannews.org. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
Kay Maree Goldsworthy AO (born 1956) is an Australian bishop of the Anglican Church of Australia. She is the current archbishop of Perth in the Province...
evacuation of St Paul's Cathedral. The eight women ordinands included KayGoldsworthy, one of the last women deaconesses appointed in Melbourne, and Kate...
of bishops who are women, the first women ordained as bishops were KayGoldsworthy (assistant bishop, Diocese of Perth) on 22 May 2008 (subsequently elected...
charge of an internal ecclesiastical province but not being primates. KayGoldsworthy (Archbishop of Perth, 2017–present) Lynne McNaughton (Archbishop of...
women as priests was the Ballarat diocese in October 2013. In 2008, KayGoldsworthy was ordained as an assistant bishop for the Diocese of Perth, thus...
Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. February 10 – KayGoldsworthy becomes the first female archbishop in the Anglican Communion on her...
Name Date first consecrated bishop Office, Diocese, Dates KayGoldsworthy 22 May 2008 Assistant Bishop, Perth (2008–2015); Bishop, Gippsland (2015–2017);...
in accordance with Eastern Christian traditions. Female Archbishop KayGoldsworthy of the Anglican Church of Australia, was one of the main speakers at...
Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. February 10 – KayGoldsworthy becomes the first female archbishop in the Anglican Communion on her...
installed on 11 June 2005, succeeding Peter Carnley. Herft nominated KayGoldsworthy as Australia's first female Anglican bishop and consecrated her at...
Church in Canada – Susan Johnson 2008: Anglican Church of Australia – KayGoldsworthy 2008: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – Mildred Hines 2009:...
Nowotny Anne Pattel-Gray Kate Prowd Katharine Massam Kathleen Williams KayGoldsworthy Lilian Scholes Marita Munro Mark Stuart Edwards Mary L. Coloe Maryanne...
the 23rd Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in Sale on 3 September 2016 by KayGoldsworthy, then Bishop of Gippsland. The service was attended by four past deans...
quoted by Julia Baird, SMH 27 May 2002 Baird, Julia (2023-09-15). "KayGoldsworthy is flying to Sydney. She won't be an archbishop when she lands. Argh...
thus becoming the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa. KayGoldsworthy became the first woman to be a bishop in the Anglican Church in Australia...
The current (2018) metropolitan of the province is the Most Revd KayGoldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth. History Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback...
2002–present; Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia 2005–14 KayGoldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth 2018–present; first woman ordained a bishop in...
of the women were made bishop at that time. Subsequently, in 2008 KayGoldsworthy became the first female bishop (Assistant Bishop consecrated in Perth...
of Australia Julia Gillard (born 1961), prime minister (2010–2013) KayGoldsworthy (born 1956), Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of the Province of...
Diocese of Gippsland In office 18 August 2018 to present Predecessor KayGoldsworthy Other post(s) Vicar of Christ Church South Yarra in the Anglican Diocese...
then retired. In 2018 she led the service for the installation of KayGoldsworthy as Archbishop of Perth. The Anglican Church of Australia, 2021, Directory...
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