Archbishop-elect looks towards a ‘new season’ in Melbourne

Posted on November 24, 2025 
Filed under Australian dioceses, for your prayers

“Melbourne’s Archbishop-elect Ric Thorpe wants Anglicans to engage with but also challenge the collective culture on matters that might be controversial both inside and outside the church, including same-sex marriage, gender identity and divorce.

Speaking ahead of his installation, Bishop Thorpe believed his involvement with the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith process taught him what worked well and what didn’t in dealing with differences of view. …”

– This report from The Melbourne Anglican gives observers outside Melbourne some idea of what to expect from the new Archbishop, to be installed next Sunday, 30 November 2025.

Image: Bishop Ric Thorpe at The Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication in the United Kingdom.