Geoffrey Smith (bishop)

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Geoffrey Martyn Smith (born 1958–1959) is an Australian Anglican bishop who served as Archbishop of Adelaide from April 28, 2017, until November 8, 2025, and as Primate of Australia from April 2020 to October 2025. Before becoming archbishop, he was an assistant bishop, general manager and registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane, and he has also held roles such as rector of Taraka in Papua New Guinea, first vicar of Sawtell-Bonville, national director of the Anglican Board of Mission - Australia, and Bishop of the Southern Region in Brisbane. He was ordained a deacon in 1982 and a priest in 1983, and studied at the University of Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, is married to Lynn, and they have two children.

Smith stepped down as primate on October 31, 2025, and retired as Archbishop of Adelaide on November 8, 2025, planning to move to the Sunshine Coast with his wife. On December 7, 2025, Brad Billings, an assistant bishop from the Diocese of Melbourne, was elected to succeed him as archbishop.