Tim Harris is an

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in the

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. He has served as an

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in the

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, as the Bishop for Mission and Evangelism, since November 2011. Harris has been involved in parish ministry since 1985, but moved to

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in 1995, and spent 13 years as rector of St Matthew's Kensington and as Archdeacon for 18 months, before moving to

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, for three and a half years to serve as Dean of Bishopdale College, and later as

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for Theological Education and Ministry Formation in the

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. While Harris was in both roles, parish numbers in the respective areas increased by 90%. In 2011 Harris moved back to Adelaide to take up the appointment as Bishop and was consecrated on 20 November 2011. The major focus of his role is on encouraging and developing ‘mission and evangelism’ within the Diocese, alongside some teaching at St Barnabas College. Harris is married to Fiona and has two sons and a daughter.

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