New Anglican Dean of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, installed at St Andrew's Cathedral

By Melanie Kembrey
Updated February 7 2016 - 8:18pm, first published 4:25pm
The new Anglican Dean of Sydney Kanishka Raffel. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The new Anglican Dean of Sydney Kanishka Raffel. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Dean Raffel said he hopes to help the church reach parishioners from different cultural backgrounds. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Dean Raffel said he hopes to help the church reach parishioners from different cultural backgrounds. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

The new Anglican Dean of Sydney has made history. Kanishka Raffel, who was officially installed as Dean of Sydney last Thursday, is the first person from a non-European background to hold the role in the church's history in Australia.

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