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Ian George | |
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| Archbishop of Adelaide | |
Archbishop George in 1995
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| Church | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Province | Province of South Australia |
| Diocese | Adelaide |
| Installed | 29 June 1991[1] |
| Term ended | 11 June 2004[2] |
| Predecessor | Keith Rayner |
| Successor | Jeffrey Driver |
| Other post(s) | Assistant bishop, Canberra and Goulburn (1989–1991) Archdeacon of Canberra (1981–1989) Dean of Brisbane (1973–1981) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1964 (as priest) |
| Consecration | 28 October 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Gordon Combe George (1934-08-12)12 August 1934
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| Died | 28 January 2019(2019-01-28) (aged 84) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Spouse | Barbara |
| Children | 2 |
Ian Gordon Combe George AO (12 August 1934 – 28 January 2019) was an Australian Anglican bishop. He was the third ArchbishopofAdelaide and MetropolitanofSouth Australia from 1991 to 2004.[3]
George was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and the University of Adelaide.[4]
After an earlier career as a lawyer, he was ordained a priest in 1964. He held curacies at St Thomas's Mamaroneck and St David's Burnside;[5] and was then priest in charge at St Barbara's Woomera. After this he was a chaplain and lecturerinhistory at the University of Western Australia. He was DeanofBrisbane from 1973 to 1981 when he became ArchdeaconofCanberra. In 1989, he was appointed an assistant bishop of the diocese, consecrated on 28 October;[6] and in 1991 was translatedtoAdelaide.
George ordained five women to the priesthood on 5 December 1992 at St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide.[7]
George was recognised in the 2001 Australia Day Honours as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) "for service to the Anglican Church, ecumenism and to the community through engagement in social policy issues and international relief work." His passion for refugees was a hallmark of his social engagement, in particular during his time as Archbishop of Adelaide.[8]
A keen supporter of the arts, especially the visual arts, George loved to make links between the great Christian themes of forgiveness, redemption and resurrection and the great masters. His Good Friday tours of the Art Gallery of South Australia were one way he expressed his love of the arts.[9] He was co-author with painter David Dridan in the publication Artists of the Fleurieu (2008).
In 2004, George resigned from the role of archbishop due to mishandling of sex abuse allegations.[10] This was just 10 weeks before he was due to retire.[11] Later, he admitted he should have listened to the priest who blew the whistle on the Brandenburg sex-abuse scandal that engulfed the church and cost him his job. At the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in January 2015 he described this as a "serious error in judgement".[12]
George moved to Melbourne following his resignation as Archbishop of Adelaide. He suffered a stroke in late 2018, and another in early 2019. He died at The Alfred Hospital two weeks later, on 28 January 2019.[13][14][15]
George was married to Barbara George.[16]
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Adelaide 1991–2004 |
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