Keith Rayner

Keith Rayner AO was the 11th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. He was born on 22 November 1929 and educated at the Church of England Grammar School (now Anglican Church Grammar School), Brisbane and the University of Queensland [Who’s Who, 2007” London, AC Black, 2006 ISBN 200085002X] . He was ordained priest in 1953 [ [http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s66894.htm Overview of Rayner’s career] ] . His first post was as as Chaplain at St Francis' Theological College, Brisbane followed by Queensland incumbencies at Sunnybank and Wynnum (during which time he completed his doctoral thesis on the history of Anglicanism within the area [ [http://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/raynerthesis.htm Thesis abstract] ] ). In 1969 he became the Bishop of Wangaratta [”Crockford's clerical directory” London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674] before translation to the See of Adelaide in 1975, during which time he was appointed to be an officer of the Order of Australia [The Times, Thursday, Jun 16, 1977; pg. 10; Issue 60031; col A "Court Circular"] . From 1990 he was Archbishop of Melbourne and Primate of Australia. He was widely appreciated for his “masterly presidential style” [ [http://www.anglican.org.au/generalsynod2001/presynod/book%203/appreciation.pdf Appreciation of leadership] ] and as a preacher [ [http://www.stpeters.org.au/views/sermons/other/KR99keble.shtml Example of Sermon] ] . He retired in 1999.

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