Kanishka Raffel

The Most Reverend

Kanishka Raffel
The Most Reverend; Kanishka Raffel
Archbishop of Sydney
	Raffel in 2017
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	New South Wales
Diocese	Sydney
Elected	6 May 2021
Installed	28 May 2021
Predecessor	Glenn Davies
Previous post(s)	Dean of Sydney (4 February 2016 – 28 May 2021)
Orders
Ordination	1996 (as deacon); by Harry Goodhew; 1996 (as priest) ; by George Browning;
Consecration	28 May 2021; by Geoffrey Smith
Personal details
Born	Kanishka de Silva Raffel; 6 November 1964; London, United Kingdom
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Cailey
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BA (Hons), LLB); Moore Theological College (BD Hons, Dip Min, MA (Theology));

Kanishka de Silva Raffel (born 6 November 1964) is a British-born Australian Anglican bishop of Sri Lankan descent, who has served as the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney since 28 May 2021. He previously served as the 12th Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney from 4 February 2016 until his installation as archbishop.