Peter Jensen - former Archbishop of Sydney

Peter Frederick Jensen is a retired Australian Anglican archbishop, theologian and academic Principal of Moore Theological College (1985-2001). Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales in the Anglican Church of Australia (2001-13). Founding member of Global Anglican Future Conference(GAFCON) (2007) and former General Secretary.

Peter was born in Sydney, Australia on 11th July 1943.

He was educated at Bellevue Hill public School and The Scots College.
He studied law for 2 years and worked as an article clerk before teaching in a primary school.

In the 1960s he entered Moore Theological College. He was ordained in the Anglican Church of Australia as a deacon in 1969 an as a priest in 1970.

He was a curate at St. Barnabas, Broadway (1969-76). While at Oxford(1976-9),
studying for his D.Phil, he was allowed to officiate in the Diocese.
He has an MA (1976) from Sydney. BD from London and D. Phil from Oxford (1979

Peter lectured on systematic and biblical theology at Moore Theological College between (1973-6) and 1980-4). He was appointed principal (1985-2001

On 5th June 2001 Peter became the 11th Archbishop of Sydney. He gained a reputation as a gifted preacher. He encouraged an increase in church planting. 136 new congregations were planted between 2002-8. The number of ordination candidates rose from 20-30 to 40-50.

He has the reputation with the Australian media for being an outspoken advocate for evangelical Christianity.
He opposed to having women as bishops.
He is for the lay person to be licensed to preside at Holy Communion
Read - ‘Views’ for more information )

Peter retired as bishop on his 70th birthday - 11July, 2013. He retired as General Secretary of GAFCON) at the beginning on 2019.

As of 2014 he is co-editor of the Reformed Theological Review, He has written several books. He authored the Lenten study *Power and Promise *in late 20i4.

Sources used
GAFCON
Wikipedia