Peter Robert Lin (born 1967) is an Australian

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bishop. Since May 2015, he has been Bishop of South Western Sydney (known as "Bishop of Georges River" between 2015 and 2021), an

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in the Diocese of Sydney. He was

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a bishop on 30 May 2015 by

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, the Archbishop of Sydney. Lin is the second bishop in the

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to be of Chinese descent; the first was Ivan Lee.

Education

Lin finished degrees at Sydney and Macquarie Universities and graduated from Moore College.

Views

In 2018,

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reported that Lin asked for more time to consider a motion that allowed bishops to consider allowing women who were emotionally or physically abused the ability to

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. He was reported to have said that he had counselled many women who experienced these things and chose not to

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, and that "I tell these women that they are heroes of the faith". After this statement Baird witnessed women in the crowd weeping in response. Lin views the difficulties in finding senior ministers in the Sydney Anglican system is caused by assistant ministers who "feel they can still be doing significant ministry without the hassles or responsibilities of being a rector", and that there are not enough people being trained for ministry.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Peter Living people 21st-century Anglican bishops in Australia Assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney Australian people of Chinese descent Year of birth uncertain 1967 births Evangelical Anglican bishops