Bishop Philip Huggins
Philip James Huggins (born 16 October 1948) is a bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. He was the ninth Bishop of Grafton.
Huggins was educated at Monash University and ordained in 1977. He began his ordained ministry in the Diocese of Bendigo. After this he was an industrial chaplain in the Diocese of Melbourne and a chaplain at Monash University. In 1988 he was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Berwick. From 1991, he was the Vicar of Williamstown, and from 1994, the Archdeacon of Essendon. He was a regional bishop in the Diocese of Perth from 1995 to 1998; the diocesan Bishop of Grafton from 1998 to 2003; and has been a regional bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne since 2004. He is married to Elizabeth Cuming.
He became the secretary of the Australian chapter of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship after the retirement of the Very Reverend David Thawley.
Articles by Bishop Philip Huggins:
14 October 2021
3 MINS
Intention Jesus prays for the unity of His body, the Church Scripture “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one”. John 17:20 Reflection Jesus prays [...]
6 October 2020
7.1 MINS
LEARNINGS: *Even this close to the conclusion of our National Solemn Assembly (NSA) for” the healing of the land”, there are learnings and re- learnings. St Irenaeus once reflected, in the second century, that “God will always have more to teach us and we will [...]
19 September 2020
6.5 MINS
“Bear with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bones of peace: One Body and One Spirit.” ~ Ephesians 4 Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: [...]
