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Sydney’s new Anglican Archbishop faces an enormous task By Michael Jensen   Source:-https://www.watoday.com.au/ Last week, Sydney’s Anglicans elected Kanishka Raffel to serve as Archbishop of Sydney. Kanishka is currently serving as dean in Sydney’s St Andrew’s Cathedral. At a service there on May 28, he will be officially installed in the role, making him the spiritual leader of some half a million people who identify as Anglicans in Greater Sydney and Wollongong. Born in England to Sri Lankan parents, Kanishka is the first person of non-European background to hold the office. His election is a symbol of the ethnically diverse church that the Anglican Church in Sydney needs to become if it is to be true to its calling – which is not only to share the good news of Christ with all people, but to live it authentically. We’ve not always done this well. Kanishka is a strong advocate for reconciliation ...