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Primate of Australia

Wednesday May 08

A letter from the Primate to Archbishop Phillip Aspinall

“Not only have you held positions of responsibility, but you have exercised those positions with great dedication even when that dedication has been at your personal cost. You have led the church through times of significant challenge and your attention has constantly been on the mission of the church,” says a letter from the Primate to Archbishop Phillip Aspinall AC, which was read by Bishop Cam Venables on the occasion of the Archbishop’s farewell

The Destiny and Passion of Philip Nigel Warrington Strong

“Holland gives a clear sense of Strong as an older-world traditionalist in the fast-flowing stream of a modernity, a stream that he did not simply endorse,” says The Rev’d Canon Dr Ivan Head in his review of Bishop Jonathan Holland’s latest biographical work

Dr David Wetherell (Right), recently retired Honorary Fellow in History at Deakin University, launched Bishop Jonathan Holland's book on Philip Strong at St Francis College

The importance of Philip Strong’s story

Bishop Jonathan Holland seized the chance to tell the complete story of Philip Strong, former Bishop of New Guinea and Archbishop of Brisbane – explaining why Strong’s story is so significant and captivating and why he devoted himself to the task for several years