Jeremy Greaves is an Australian bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia.
11 Facts About Jeremy Greaves
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Jeremy Greaves was an assistant bishop of Brisbane from 2017 until 16 December 2023 when he was installed as Archbishop of Brisbane, succeeding Phillip Aspinall.
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Jeremy Greaves was born in the UK and came to Australia with his parents as a two year old.
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Jeremy Greaves grew up in a family that attended an Anglican church in Adelaide, but he left the church in his teens, considering he "was bored and unsure that [he] believed much beyond the idea that [he] was loved and loveable".
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Jeremy Greaves later returned to the church, knowing he would feel welcomed again.
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Jeremy Greaves was ordained deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998.
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In November 2016, Jeremy Greaves was appointed as Bishop for the Northern Region in the Diocese of Brisbane and was consecrated as bishop and installed in this ministry on 24 February 2017.
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On 1 September 2023, Jeremy Greaves was elected as the tenth Archbishop of Brisbane and was installed in the position on 16 December 2023.
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On his appointment, Jeremy Greaves said that he was looking forward to serving with the diocesan community as it discerned where the Spirit was leading it, and advocating in important justice spaces.
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Jeremy Greaves has described himself as a "progressive" Christian who "live[s] on the edge of the church".
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In 2013, while a priest, Jeremy Greaves expressed that Christians were ready to embrace same-sex marriage, and found it curious he could bless pets but not same-sex couples.