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.
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] |
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.