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11 Facts About Andreas Loewe

1.

Jost Andreas Loewe was born on 27 February 1973 and is an Australian priest in the Anglican Church of Australia.

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Andreas Loewe has served as the 15th Dean of Melbourne since 2012, the second-youngest dean in the history of the diocese.

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An academic theologian and music historian, Loewe is an honorary fellow and lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

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Andreas Loewe was educated at the United World College of the Atlantic before attending St Peter's College, Oxford.

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Andreas Loewe was ordained in 2001 at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

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From 2009 to 2012, Andreas Loewe was chaplain and Gavan Lecturer in Theology at Trinity College, Melbourne.

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Andreas Loewe was installed as Dean of Melbourne at St Paul's Cathedral on 13 October 2012, "the second youngest of Melbourne's 15 Deans in the 165-year history of the Diocese".

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8.

On 18 December 2012, Andreas Loewe officiated at the state memorial service celebrating the life of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

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Andreas Loewe officiated and preached at the state funerals of Ninian Stephen and Ron Walker.

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Andreas Loewe was elected as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2011, and was one of seven Rex Lipman Fellows who visited St Peter's College, Adelaide in 2012.

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Andreas Loewe is an outspoken advocate for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers and has repeatedly called on the federal government to end offshore detention.