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Peter Robert Brain (born 2 April 1947) is a retired Anglican Communion Directory, March 2000
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Peter Robert Brain (born 2 April 1947) is a retired bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in the Anglican Church of Australia
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. He was Bishop of Armidale from 2000 until April 2012.
Brain was educated at North Sydney Technical High School.
Brain studied at Moore Theological College
Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary of the Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The president of the Moore Theological College Council is ''ex officio'' t ...
and was formerly rector
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of the Wanneroo
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Geography
As it is on the Swan Coastal Plain, the Wanneroo wetlands stretch parallel to the coastline and to the north and south of the suburb.
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parish in Western Australia
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. There he gained a reputation for encouraging his fellow clergy. He was also parish priest of St Luke's Maddington in Western Australia for many years.
The Armidale diocese has the reputation of having the highest proportion of Evangelical
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clergy of any Anglican diocese in the world (even higher, proportionally, than the Sydney diocese, which may be the largest Evangelical diocese in terms of total population).
Brain obtained a Doctor of Ministry The Doctor of Ministry (abbreviated DMin or D.Min.) is a professional doctorate, often including a research component, that may be earned by a minister of religion while concurrently engaged in some form of ministry. It is categorized as an advanced ...
degree from Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature.
Fuller consistently has a student body that compri ...
. His doctoral work led him to write ''Going the Distance: How to Stay Fit for A Lifetime of Ministry'', which achieved a "highly commended" in the 2004 Australian Christian Book of the Year awards.
Brain is married to Christine Brain/ref> with four children, including Matt Brain the current Bishop of Bendigo.
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