Lindsay Urwin

Lindsay Goodall Urwin OGS (born 13 March 1956) is an Australian Anglican bishop. Urwin was the area Bishop of Horsham in the Diocese of Chichester, in southern England, from 1993 to 2009 and was also the principal organiser of the annual Caister Conferences. He was the Administrator of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham from 2009 to 2015. On 12 April 2015 his appointment was announced as Vicar of Christ Church Brunswick in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, Australia. He was inducted on 15 September 2015.

Early life

Urwin was born in Australia and attended Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne. He came to England and decided he wanted to be a priest. He studied theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon and later received a MA degree in liturgy in 2003 from Heythrop College, University of London.

Ordained ministry

Urwin was ordained deacon in 1980 and priest in 1981. After being the curate of St Peter's, Walworth (1980–83) he was then the vicar of St Faith's, North Dulwich (1983–88).