Inaugural Archdeacon to Veterans appointed

Posted on July 28, 2025 
Filed under Anglican Church of Australia, People

From the Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs –

“Reverend Andrew Nixon has been appointed as the inaugural Archdeacon to Veterans by the Anglican Church of Australia (ACA) during a ceremony at St Andrews Cathedral in Sydney today.

The ceremony was led by the Primate of the ACA and the Bishop to the Defence Force, and was attended by over 200 guests, including former Governor-General David Hurley AC CVO DSC, Rear-Admiral Chris Smith AM CSM RAN, Department of Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Alison Frame, and other senior Defence, government and religious representatives.

‘This appointment is about bringing to the fore the importance of supporting our veterans and recognising that there are veterans right across the country in all our parishes, in our suburbs and in our neighbourhoods,’ Reverend Nixon says.

Reverend Nixon served as a Navy officer from 1989 until 2001 …”

– Read the full story here.

(2020 photo of Andrew Nixon.)