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The Bishop
As
the Anglican Church of Australia (ACA) is an Episcopal Church, a bishop is
appointed to provide pastoral oversight to this ministry.
The bishop’s role is to recruit, retain and resettle suitable clergy as
ADF chaplains; to liaise between the ADF and the Church, to guide
uniformed personnel on moral and ethical matters, and to nurture the
vocation of those called to ordination. The Anglican Bishop to the ADF is
the ACA’s representative on the Religious Advisory Committee to the
Services. The Right Reverend Len Eacott, AM is the Bishop to the Defence Force.
Bishop Len Eacott was consecrated as a Bishop in the Church of God and Installed as the Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force on 29 th June 2007. A graduate of St Francis' Theological College, Brisbane and the University of Queensland, Bishop Len was consecrated deacon and then priest in the Anglican Church of Australia in 1983. Previously he had worked as a soil conservation field officer and as an Infantry officer in the Army Reserve.
With the Regular Army, he served in Townsville, with the United Nations in Cambodia, and at the Land Warfare Centre, Canungra. In 1999-2000 he was Senior Chaplain to the International Force in East Timor, then Senior Chaplain to the Logistic Support Force, and then Command Chaplain to Land Headquarters in Sydney.
In March 2002 he was collated Archdeacon to the Australian Army, assuming the appointment of Principal Chaplain - Army in Canberra later that year. He retired from that position on 21 st January 2007. He was admitted as a Member of the Military Division of the Order of Australia on 26 th January 2007.
He is blissfully married to Sandy. They have a married daughter and two grand-children in Queensland. Their younger son works in the IT industry in Canberra. Their elder son died of cancer in 1995. Bishop Len’s interests include bushwalking, off-road cycling, genealogical research, and reading.
Bishop's Chaplain
The
Reverend Peter Rose
Initially
from Queensland, Peter commenced training at the Royal Military College,
Duntroon in 1965. After graduation, he completed a Masters Degree in
Engineering Science at the University of New South Wales. He married
Marion, a Canberra nurse, in 1970. Their family includes two adult
daughters. A Royal Australian Engineer, Peter saw service in Vietnam,
Papua New Guinea, and Britain. He commanded Australia’s School of
Military Engineering, and Land Command Engineers. After Army service, he
spent four years at the Defence Studies Centre, University of New South
Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, and six years with World Vision.
In 2005 he completed a Masters degree in Creative Writing at the University of Canberra.
The ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul has been Peter’s spiritual home in
Canberra since 1965. He has served there since 1988 as a licensed Lay
Reader, and since December 2004 as Deacon. He was Chairman of the Military
Christian Fellowship from 1989 to 1993.
ADF Chaplaincy Administrator
In the event of the Bishop’s
absence on duty overseas or on leave for a period exceeding fourteen days,
the senior archdeacon according to date of collation will act as
Administrator in his stead. Other than episcopal functions, the
Administrator will have complete authority and all matters should be
referred to him in the Bishop’s absence.
Recent Policy Statements
Policy
on Chaplains and the bearing of firearms - 2nd September, 2003
Declaration
on Religious Harmony - 21st March, 2003
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