Philip Freier


Philip Freier
Primate of Australia
Archbishop of Melbourne
Freier in 2019
ChurchAnglican Church of Australia
ProvinceVictoria
DioceseMelbourne
In office2014–2020 (as primate)
2006–2025 (as archbishop)
PredecessorPhillip Aspinall (as primate)
Peter Watson (as archbishop)
SuccessorGeoffrey Smith (as primate)
Previous post(s)Bishop of the Northern Territory (1999–2006)
Orders
Ordination1982
Consecration1999 (bishop)
Rank2006 (archbishop)
Personal details
Born
Philip Leslie Freier

(1955-02-09) 9 February 1955
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseJoy née Launder
Alma mater

Philip Leslie Freier (born 9 February 1955) is an Australian Anglican bishop. He was the 13th Archbishop of Melbourne from 2006 until his retirement in 2025. He was Primate of Australia from June 2014 until March 2020. Previously, he served as Bishop of the Northern Territory between 1999 and 2006.