Peter Carnley


Peter Carnley

Archbishop of Perth
Carnley in 2019
Carnley in 2019
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceWestern Australia
DiocesePerth
Installed26 May 1981
Term ended26 May 2005
PredecessorGeoffrey Sambell
SuccessorRoger Herft
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination
  • 1962 (as deacon)
  • 1964 (as priest)
Consecration26 May 1981
Personal details
Born
Peter Frederick Carnley

(1937-10-17) 17 October 1937 (age 86)
NationalityAustralian
SpouseAnn Carnley
Children2
EducationYoung High School
Alma mater

Peter Frederick Carnley AC (born 17 October 1937) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop and author. He was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until May 2005. He ordained the first women priests in Australia. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia.[1] He is married to Ann Carnley.[2] He also founded the school Peter Carnley Anglican Community School.

  1. ^ Honours a celebration of lifetime achievements, 11 June 2007, The West Australian. Retrieved on 1 August 2009.
  2. ^ Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000