Too grand for a bishop

From Australia-

After 100 years of housing archbishops, the neo-gothic mansion “Bishopscourt” in Darling Point may pass out of Anglican hands.

The synod of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney is considering the sale of the property, which was built in the 1850s and sold to the church in 1911. The proceeds will go back into the diocese and be used to build a new, more suitable residence.

The church has mooted the sale of the property on and off for the past two decades. In 1993 the then archbishop, Harry Goodhew, called for the construction of a new residence, and the idea was raised again in 2001 and 2007. A report on the sale will now be debated at the synod in October.

“Of course, there are arguments both ways. But there is a feeling that such a grand and imposing residence is out of character for the archbishop of Sydney in the 21st century,” said Robert Forsyth, Bishop of South Sydney. “Furthermore, with a restructure of assets well under way, Bishopscourt can be classified as too large an asset to have just housing the archbishop.”

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