Roger Herft

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name = Roger Herft


religion=Anglican Church of Australia
See = Anglican Diocese of Perth
Title = Anglican Archbishop of Perth
Period = 2005 — present
consecration = 11 June 2005
Predecessor = Archbishop Peter Carnley
Successor = incumbent
post = Bishop of Waikato
Bishop of Newcastle| ordination =
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date of birth = birth date|1948|7|11|df=y
place of birth = Wattegama, Sri Lanka|

Roger Adrian Herft (11 July 1948-) is the present Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Australia. He was inaugurated in 2005.cite web |url= http://www.perth.anglican.org/?pageid=3&person=5|title= Archbishops Biography|accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= |work=Website of the Diocese of Perth |publisher= Diocese of Perth]

Born in Wattegama, Sri Lanka, he studied at the Royal College in Columbo, later training for the ministry at United Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, gaining a B.Th. and B.D. degree from the University of Serampore.cite web |url= http://www.library.uwa.edu.au/news/archive/archbishop_robert_herfts_migration_odyssey |title= Archbishop Roger Herft's migration odyssey |accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= The University of Western Australia] After working in parish ministry and prison chaplaincy, he was invited by the Diocese of Waikato in New Zealand to become a Parish Consultant in 1983. In 1986 Herft was elected Bishop of Waikato, becoming one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion.cite web |url= http://www.hn-ang.org.nz/index/aboutus/history.html|title= History of the Diocese|accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= |work= Website of the Diocese of Waikato|publisher= The Diocese of Waikato]

Herft was elected Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992, and enthroned at Christ Church Cathedral in May 1993.cite web |url= http://www.newcastlecathedral.org.au/history.html|title= A Brief History of Christ Church Cathedral |accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= |work= WEbsite of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle|publisher= The Diocese of Newcastle, Australia] He was chaplain of the 13th Lambeth Conference in 1998.cite web |url= http://www.lambethconference.org/1998/news/lambethdaily/071898ld.pdf|title= Chaplains at the ready in Eliot|accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= 2008-07-18 |format = pdf |work= The Lambeth Daily |publisher= The 1998 Lambeth Conference] cite web |url= http://justus.anglican.org/resources/Lambeth1998/lambeth.html|title= The Lambeth Conference |accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= Cynthia McFarland, Brian Reid, and Simon Sarmiento |date=1998 |work= |publisher= Society of Archbishop Justus]

In 2004 Herft was elected as the Seventh Archbishop of Perth and Metropolitan of the Province of Western Australia and was inaugurated on 11 June 2005, succeding Archbishop Peter Carnley.cite web |url= http://www.perth.anglican.org/web/The_Archbishop_and_Bishops/Previous_Bishops_and_Archbishops/ |title= Previous Bishops and Archbishop |accessdate=2008-05-22 |author= |date= |work=Website of the Diocese of Perth |publisher= Diocese of Perth]

Archbishop Herft nominated Australia's first female bishop Kay Goldsworthy and consecrated her at a service at St George's Cathedral in Perth on May 22 2008.cite news |first= Linda |last= Morris |authorlink= |title= Blessing of History, as first woman bishop consecrated |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/blessing-of-history-as-first-woman-bishop-consecrated/2008/05/22/1211183001218.html |work= The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher= Fairfax |date=2008-05-23 |accessdate=2008-05-23 ]

He is married to Cheryl and they have two adult sons, Romesh and Jason.

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NAME=Herft, Roger Adrian
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cleric
DATE OF BIRTH=July 11, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wattegama, Sri Lanka
DATE OF DEATH=
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