Ian George


Ian George

Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop George in 1995
Archbishop George in 1995
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceProvince of South Australia
DioceseAdelaide
Installed29 June 1991[1]
Term ended11 June 2004[2]
PredecessorKeith Rayner
SuccessorJeffrey Driver
Other post(s)Assistant bishop, Canberra and Goulburn (1989–1991)
Archdeacon of Canberra (1981–1989)
Dean of Brisbane (1973–1981)
Orders
Ordination1964 (as priest)
Consecration28 October 1989
Personal details
Born
Ian Gordon Combe George

(1934-08-12)12 August 1934
Died28 January 2019(2019-01-28) (aged 84)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseBarbara
Children2

Ian Gordon Combe George AO (12 August 1934 – 28 January 2019) was an Australian Anglican bishop. He was the third Archbishop of Adelaide and Metropolitan of South Australia from 1991 to 2004.[3]

  1. ^ "SRG 94/107, Series List: Anglican Church of Australia – Diocese of Adelaide – Bishops of Adelaide" (PDF). State Library of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Archbishop quits after sex abuse scandal". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "St Columba College". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.