‘SEEING A SRI LANKAN MAN BECOME ARCHBISHOP MADE ME WEEP by ANNE LIM Source:-eternitynews The night after Sri Lankan priest Kanishka Raffel was elected Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Jeri Jones Sparks woke up at 4am in pain and couldn’t get back to sleep. As the daughter of Tamil-speaking migrants from India, the Assistant Minister for Outreach at St James Anglican Church Croydon, in Sydney’s inner west, had been praying for Raffel in his quest to lead the Sydney diocese (region). Seeking distraction, Jeri watched the sermon he gave after his history-making inauguration and surprised herself at how emotional she became. “I just wept the entire time. I didn’t realise how meaningful it was to me to see a ‘brown uncle’ as Archbishop,” she tells Eternity. “It does mean a lot, it’s more than symbolism and it’s also a sign of hope of what the Anglican Church can be and makes me ...
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New Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel Source:Stcobasydney S. Thomas’ College Old Boys’ Association of NSW/ACT, celebrates the consecration of Rev Kanishka Raffel as the new Anglican Archbishop of Sydney on 28 May 2021. This is the first time in the history of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney that a non-European has been chosen for this leadership role. In a recent program on his appointment, the ABC notes that the diocese is the biggest in Australia and arguably one of the most influential in the global church. ...
Getting to know the incoming Archbishop of Sydney Source:-http://acl.asn.au/ Many will know Kanishka Raffel, who was elected as Archbishop of Sydney at the special session of Sydney Synod this week. If you don’t know Kanishka, here is some background provided by his nominators: “Kanishka Raffel is currently the Dean of Sydney, serving at St Andrew’s Cathedral. He has been married to Cailey for 32 years, and they have two adult daughters. Born in London of Sri Lankan parents, he arrived in Australia as a 7-year-old. His father died soon after the family arrived in Australia and his mother and siblings moved back to Sri Lanka for a couple of years before returning to Australia when Kanishka was 9. Raised a Buddhist, a friend gave Kanishka a copy of two Gospels when he was at University. At the age of 21, Kanishka was convicted by the inescapable words of Jesus in John’s ...
May 11, 2021
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Anglicans elect migrant, former-Buddhist, person of colour as Archbishop of Sydney By Michael Koziol Source:-https://www.smh.com.au/ The Anglican diocese of Sydney has elected its first person of colour Archbishop, Kanishka Raffel, at a time of significant division in the broader church over the blessing of same-sex couples. The vote on Thursday night was an emphatic win for the 56-year-old, who was born in the United Kingdom to Sri Lankan parents and emigrated to Australia at age seven. Just six months later his father died from a heart attack. The young Kanishka was raised by “a single mother migrant lady in a place where we had no family”. Archbishop-elect Raffel is unusual in another way: he was raised Buddhist. It was only while at the University of Sydney studying arts and law that he engaged with Christian friends about their faith, read the Gospel of John and converted religion. “It was ...
May 11, 2021
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KANISHKA RAFFEL SET TO BE ELECTED ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY Source:Davidould The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney have just effectively elected Kanishka Raffel, currently Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral, as their next Archbishop. The results have been published on the synod website. Today’s meeting of the synod to confirm the final candidate is a formality. Raffel is now the only candidate on the “Final List” but still requires the ratification of the delegates meeting there. But it seems the mind of the synod is now clear. Kanishka was born in London to Sri Lankan parents and was raised as a Buddhist. While studying law at Sydney University a friend gave him a copy of The Gospel according to John and he subsequently became a Christian. Prior to becoming Dean in 2016, Kanishka served as Rector of St Matthew’s in Perth. He is married to Cailey and they have two daughters. Kanishka ...
May 6, 2021
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