Murray Harvey is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He has served as the 12th

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since September 2018.

Early life and parish ministry

Harvey studied psychology at the University of Queensland and worked for some time as a psychologist before entering ministry. He was trained at St Francis Theological College in

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and was ordained deacon in 1991 and priest in 1992. Harvey spent several years in England where he served in three rural parishes in the

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and was the Bishop's Selection Adviser in the discernment process for people offering for the ordained ministry. Upon his return to Australia he served as the rector of St Mark's,

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, and from 2014 a residentiary canon of

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Episcopal ministry

In June 2018, it was announced that Harvey would be appointed the 12th Bishop of Grafton, replacing

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who had retired earlier that year. He was consecrated bishop and installed as Bishop of Grafton on 12 September 2018. In May 2019, in response to social media comments posted on

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by former rugby player Israel Folau, Harvey denounced the comments as "hate speech" and argued that if Folau was able to justify his comments as free speech, ethnic cleaning and slavery would also be permitted using religious justifications. He called on Folau to "achieve more for his faith by rethinking his choice of words, particularly in the public arena".

Personal life

Harvey is married to Leanne and has two children.

References

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