Bishop Philip Huggins was ordained in 1977, and has held clerical appointments in regional Victoria, metropolitan Melbourne, and appointments of Assistant Bishop in Perth and Bishop of Grafton, NSW. Bishop Philip is now Bishop of the Northern and Western Region of Melbourne and Geelong. He is Chair of the Anglican Diocese’s Social Responsibility Committee and Multi-Cultural Ministry Committee, and Chair of the Board of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, among many other posts. Bishop Philip is married to Elizabeth and they have three children.