Roger Herft

Roger Herft

AM
Archbishop of Perth
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
DiocesePerth
In office2005–2017
PredecessorPeter Carnley
SuccessorKay Goldsworthy
Other post(s)Metropolitan of Western Australia (ex officio)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecration28 October 1986
Laicized1 February 2022[1]
Personal details
Born (1948-07-11) 11 July 1948 (age 76)
Wattegama, Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Roger Adrian Herft AM (born 11 July 1948) is a former bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He was the Archbishop of Perth from 2005 to 2017.[2] He was previously the Bishop of Newcastle from 1993 to 2005 and the Bishop of Waikato in New Zealand from 1986.

Herft was removed from Holy Orders in February 2022,[1] after the Episcopal Standards Board of the Anglican Church of Australia determined in December 2021 that Herft had failed to address child sex abuse claims made against priests under his control during his time as Bishop of Newcastle.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Licensed Clergy". Anglican Church of Australia. Anglican Church of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Archbishops Biography". Website of the Diocese of Perth. Diocese of Perth. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  3. ^ de Kruijff, Peter (13 December 2021). "Former Perth Archbishop defrocked for failing to deal with child sex abuse allegations in NSW". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 18 December 2021.