John Roundhill Explained

Type:Bishop
John Roundhill
Assistant bishop, Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (Southern Region)
Church:Anglican Church of Australia
Diocese:Brisbane
Term Start:2018
Other Post:Dean of Bendigo (2012–2018)
Ordination:1993 (as deacon)
1994 (as priest)[1]
Consecration:2018
Consecrated By:Phillip Aspinall
Nationality:Australia, England
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:Frances
Children:2
Alma Mater:University of Cambridge, University of Oxford

John Roundhill is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.[2] He has served as an assistant bishop of the Diocese of Brisbane (Southern Region) since 2018.[3]

Roundhill was a physics teacher in Belize before his ordination as a priest in 1994. Since then he has worked in Lancaster, Scotland, Hong Kong and Australia.[4] Prior to being appointed as bishop, he served as rector of Aspley-Albany Creek, as an area dean, Archdeacon of Lilley and, from 2012 to 2018 as Dean of Bendigo.

References

  1. Web site: Bishop of the Southern Region . Anglican Church - Southern Queensland . Anglican Diocese of Brisbane . 13 January 2020.
  2. https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/new-bishop-southern-region-announced/ Anglican Church Square
  3. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/structures/member-churches/member-church/diocese/position.aspx?church=australia&dio=brisbane&pos=bishop-elect-of-brisbane-southern-region&posID=7481 Anglican Communion
  4. http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/75953/bendigos-new-dean-will-reach-out/ Bendigo Advertiser