Genieve Blackwell


Genieve Blackwell
Assistant bishop (Marmingatha Episcopate), Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Genieve Blackwell preaching the sermon at the consecration of Vanessa Bennett as Bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
DioceseMelbourne
Installed19 June 2015[1]
Other post(s)Assistant bishop, Canberra and Goulburn, (2012–2015)
Orders
Ordination1993 (deacon)
1998 (priest)[2]
Consecration31 March 2012[3]
by Brian Farran[4]
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglican
SpouseJohn Silversides[1]
Children2[1]
Alma materMoore Theological College[4]

Genieve Mary Blackwell (born 1962) is an Australian Anglican bishop who has served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne since June 2015, and previously served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn from 2012 to 2015. She was the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the state of New South Wales and the third in Australia.

  1. ^ a b c Halgren, Emma (13 July 2015). "Finding a voice in our 'transitional times'". The Melbourne Anglican. Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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