Peter Carnley

The Right Reverend

Peter Carnley

AC
The Right Reverend; Peter Carnley; AC
Archbishop of Perth
	Carnley in 2019
Church	Anglican Church of Australia
Province	Western Australia
Diocese	Perth
Installed	26 May 1981
Term ended	26 May 2005
Predecessor	Geoffrey Sambell
Successor	Roger Herft
Other post(s)	Metropolitan of Western Australia (ex officio); Primate of Australia; (2000–2005);
Orders
Ordination	1962 (as deacon); 1964 (as priest);
Consecration	26 May 1981
Personal details
Born	Peter Frederick Carnley; 17 October 1937; New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Ann Carnley
Children	2
Education	Young High School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Melbourne; Emmanuel College, Cambridge; St John's College, Cambridge;

Peter Frederick Carnley AC (born 17 October 1937) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop and author. He was the Archbishop of Perth from 1981 to 2005 and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until May 2005. He ordained the first women priests in Australia. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia. He is married to Ann Carnley. He also founded the Peter Carnley Anglican Community School.