Jeremy Greaves Explained

Type:Bishop
Jeremy Greaves
Archbishop of Brisbane
Church:Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese:Brisbane
Term Start:16 December 2023
Other Post:Metropolitan of Queensland (ex officio)
Ordination:1997 (as deacon)
1998 (as priest)[1]
Consecration:24 February 2017
Consecrated By:Phillip Aspinall
Nationality:Australia
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:Josie
Children:3
Previous Post:Assistant Bishop for the Northern Region, Diocese of Brisbane (2017–2023); Dean of Darwin (2007–2013)

Jeremy Greaves is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He was an assistant bishop of Brisbane (Northern Region) from 2017 until 16 December 2023 when he was installed as Archbishop of Brisbane, succeeding Phillip Aspinall.[2]

Early life and ordained ministry

Greaves' grandfather, Walter Baddeley, was Bishop of Melanesia, based in the Solomon Islands, during World War II.[3] [4]

Greaves grew up in a family that attended an Anglican church in Adelaide, but he left the church in his teens, considering he "was bored and unsure that [he] believed much beyond the idea that [he] was loved and loveable". He later returned to the church, knowing he would feel welcomed again.[5]

Greaves was ordained deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998. Following his ordination he served in a number of roles including in Ceduna in South Australia and Katherine in the Northern Territory,[6] as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin from 2007 to 2013, and immediately prior to his appointment, as rector of St Mark's Anglican Church in Buderim and Archdeacon of the Sunshine Coast.

Episcopal ministry

In November 2016, Greaves was appointed as Bishop of the Northern Region in the Diocese of Brisbane and was consecrated as bishop and installed in this ministry on 24 February 2017.

On 1 September 2023, Greaves was elected as the next Archbishop of Brisbane and was installed in the position on 16 December 2023. On his appointment, Greaves said that he was looking forward to serving with the diocesan community as it discerned where the Spirit was leading it, and advocating in important justice spaces.[7]

Views

Greaves has described himself as a "progressive" Christian who "live[s] on the edge of the church".[8] In 2010, he told ABC Radio National that he would be "happy to abandon" the Apostles' Creed. In 2013, while a priest, Greaves expressed that Christians were ready to embrace same-sex marriage, and found it curious he could bless pets but not same-sex couples.[9]

Personal life

Greaves is married to Josie and has three children.

References

  1. Web site: Bishop of the Northern Region . Anglican Church - Southern Queensland . Anglican Diocese of Brisbane . 13 January 2020 . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113103005/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/who-we-are/leadership/bishop-greaves/ . live .
  2. News: McDonald . Michelle . Bishop Jeremy Greaves elected tenth Archbishop of Brisbane . 1 September 2023 . Anglican Focus . 1 September 2023 . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901165254/https://anglicanfocus.org.au/2023/09/01/bishop-jeremy-greaves-elected-tenth-archbishop-of-brisbane/ . live .
  3. News: Keyte . Melanie . Buderim priest rises to holy appointment . 13 January 2020 . . News Corp Australia . 9 December 2016 . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113112850/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/buderim-priest-rises-to-holy-appointment/3120920/ . live .
  4. News: Greaves . Jeremy . Building up of a better world . 1 March 2020 . Anglican Focus . Anglican Diocese of Brisbane . 2 October 2019 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301004035/https://anglicanfocus.org.au/2019/10/02/building-up-of-a-better-world/ . live .
  5. Web site: Greaves . Jeremy . We are "all children of God": Diversity is an enduring theme at the heart of the Christian story . ABC Religion & Ethics . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 2 September 2023 . 3 February 2022 . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902020115/https://www.abc.net.au/religion/bishop-jeremy-greaves-excluding-students-against-christian-story/13739674 . live .
  6. Web site: Aspinall . Phillip . Phillip Aspinall . Ad Clerum - Appointment of Assistant Bishop . Anglican Church of Australia . 13 January 2020 . 25 November 2016 . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113112841/https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/4yg1kfx5ts5lbs81/images/1-92df7f299b.jpg . live .
  7. Web site: Kernebone . Elspeth . New Brisbane archbishop announced . The Melbourne Anglican . Anglican Diocese of Melbourne . 2 September 2023 . 1 September 2023 . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902015210/https://tma.melbourneanglican.org.au/2023/09/new-brisbane-archbishop-announced/ . live .
  8. News: Kohn . Rachael . Rachael Kohn . Progressive Christianity - Part 2 . 13 January 2020 . The Spirit of Things . Radio National . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 16 May 2010 . 29 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029122012/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/spiritofthings/progressive-christianity-pt-2/3101788#transcript . live .
  9. News: Sundstrom . Christians ready for same-sex marriage, says church rector . 13 January 2020 . . News Corp Australia . 11 October 2013 . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113112844/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/pets-are-ok-for-church-but-not-gay-marriages/2048377/ . live .