Dr Greg Anderson has been consecrated as the sixth Bishop of the the Northern Territory.

Dr Anderson spent seven years as the Head of the Department of Mission at Moore Theological College, Sydney, but had a long standing interested in ministry in the Territory and to the Aboriginal church.

He and his wife once worked as CMS missionaries in the Territory, including as a trainer for indigenous leaders at Nungalinya College in Darwin.

Clergy and leaders from across Australia were present for the service on Saturday, 29th November at Christ Church Cathedral in Darwin.

When the election was announced in June this year, Archbishop Glenn Davies issued a statement saying "Greg is an able expositor of God's word and a compassionate pastor of God's people, whose intellectual acumen and missionary heart will be a blessing to the people of the Northern Territory."  

Photo: Bishop Anderson, his wife Annette and visiting clergy