Robert Forsyth
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Robert Charles Forsyth (born 8 June 1949)[5] is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, a region of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, from 2000 to 2015. Before this he was the rector of St. Barnabas, Broadway.
Robert Forsyth | |
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Bishop of South Sydney | |
Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
Province | New South Wales |
Diocese | Sydney |
In office | June 13, 2000 – December 31, 2015 (2000-06-13 – 2015-12-31)[1] |
Predecessor | Peter Watson |
Successor | Michael Stead |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1976 (as deacon and as priest)[2] by Marcus Loane (as deacon) Donald Robinson (as priest)[2] |
Consecration | 11 June 2000[2] by Harry Goodhew[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Charles Forsyth (1949-06-08) 8 June 1949 (age 74) |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse | Margie[3] |
Children | 4 |
Previous post(s) | Rector of St Barnabas Anglican Church, Broadway (1983–2000)[4] |
Alma mater | University of Sydney (BA, MTh) Moore Theological College (ThL, BD, Dip A)[2] |
Forsyth is married to Margie and has four children and ten grandchildren. He attended Meadowbank Boys High School and was a candidate for the Methodist ministry for a number of years but changed to Anglican candidature in 1972.
On 19 January 2008, Forsyth condemned Corpus Christi, a play depicting Judas seducing Jesus: "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it." The play also showed Jesus administrating a marriage between two of his male apostles.[6]