Harry Goodhew

Richard Henry "Harry" Goodhew AO (born 19 March 1931)[1] is a retired Australian Anglican bishop who served as the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney from 1993 to 2000.

In 1993 he was elected Archbishop of Sydney and the Metropolitan of New South Wales, retiring in 2001.

He opened pathways between the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and other churches, promoted communication between Christians and Jews, and supported the Roman Catholic-founded Cursillo movement, which rapidly expanded among more progressive Anglicans within the diocese.

While archbishop, in order to ease the tensions involved in the debate over women's ordination that had occurred under Archbishop Robinson, Goodhew placed a moratorium on discussing the issue for a time, a move strongly criticised by the Movement for the Ordination of Women.

Harry Goodhew and his wife Pam have long served a missionary role in Africa, visiting African countries to teach and to assist in setting up small business enterprises to aid people in need.