Chris Edwards (bishop)

Edwards grew up in Lalor Park in Sydney. His father was commissioned to work with the Church Army. Edwards was educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School and the University of Technology Sydney, then worked as an executive in the finance and banking sector for a time, before training for the ministry at Moore Theological College.{{cite news |title=Rev Chris Edwards named as new Bishop of North Sydney |url=https://christiantoday.com.au/news/rev-chris-edwards-named-as-new-bishop-of-north-sydney.html |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=Christian Today |publisher=Christian Today |date=November 2013 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411040512/https://christiantoday.com.au/news/rev-chris-edwards-named-as-new-bishop-of-north-sydney.html |url-status=live }} In 1994 Edwards was ordained and became a curate at St George's, Engadine.

Edwards was appointed to the staff of Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, and later founded its church plant in the Adelaide Hills, during which time its congregation grew more than tenfold under his leadership. He then accepted a rector's position at St Paul's Tervuren in Belgium (in the Diocese in Europe).{{cite news |last1=Innes |first1=Robert |author1-link=Robert Innes (bishop) |title=St. Paul's Tervuren at 30 |url=https://bishopineurope.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/st-pauls-tervuren-at-30/ |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=Bishop in Europe |date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411040523/https://bishopineurope.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/st-pauls-tervuren-at-30/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.stpaulstervuren.be/ |title=St Paul, Tervuren |access-date=18 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052908/http://www.stpaulstervuren.be/ |url-status=live }} and chaired the associated primary school.{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Russell |title=Edwards named as Bishop of North Sydney |url=https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/edwards-named-as-new-bishop-of-north-sydney |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=Sydney Anglicans |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Sydney |date=12 November 2013 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411040526/https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/edwards-named-as-new-bishop-of-north-sydney |url-status=live }} His most recent position prior to his ordination as bishop was as Director of Mission at Anglican Retirement Villages (now Anglicare), Sydney.

On 11 November 2013, Edwards was appointed by Archbishop Glenn Davies and endorsed by the diocese's Standing Committee as the next Bishop of North Sydney (Bishop of the Northern Region). Edwards was to succeed Davies in that position, following his appointment as archbishop earlier that year. The diocese spoke of Edwards' leadership in parishes in Sydney, Adelaide and Belgium, the Arrow Leadership program in South Australia, African Enterprise in Belgium, a British Primary School in Belgium, a mission society (RETRAK) in Belgium, and Anglican Retirement Villages as some of the reasons for his appointment.

Edwards was consecrated bishop by Davies in St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 29 March 2014,{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Russell |title=From the west to the north - via Belgium |url=https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/from-the-west-to-the-north-via-belgium |access-date=11 April 2021 |work=Sydney Anglicans |publisher=Anglican Diocese of Sydney |date=29 March 2014 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411040523/https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/from-the-west-to-the-north-via-belgium |url-status=live }} and commenced working in the position from 5 May 2014.

As Bishop of North Sydney, Edwards oversees 64 parishes north of Sydney Harbour, including some of the diocese's largest churches and multicultural ministries.

Edwards was one of four nominees to replace Glenn Davies as Anglican Archbishop of Sydney at a special election Synod in May 2021.{{cite web |title=As Nominee for the Office of Archbishop of Sydney |url=https://introducingkr.org/ |website=Introducing Kanishka Raffel |access-date=14 April 2021 |language=en-AU |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422104202/https://introducingkr.org/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Chris Edwards: Nominee for election as Archbishop of Sydney |url=https://www.aboutchris.org/ |website=Chris Edwards |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505130848/https://www.aboutchris.org/ |url-status=dead }} He was eliminated in the first round of voting.{{cite news |title=Raffel and Stead move to round two in Sydney election |url=https://anglican.ink/2021/05/04/raffel-and-stead-move-to-round-two-in-sydney-election/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=Anglican Ink |publisher=Anglican TV Ministries |date=4 May 2021 |archive-date=5 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505131645/https://anglican.ink/2021/05/04/raffel-and-stead-move-to-round-two-in-sydney-election/ |url-status=live }}

Edwards is married to Belinda and has 2 children.

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