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==Early life==
==Early life==
The son of Malaysian migrants, Koo was educated at [[James Ruse Agricultural High School]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
The son of Malaysian migrants, Koo was educated at [[James Ruse Agricultural High School]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koo |first1=Gary |title=Gary Koo: Senior Minister at Crossway Anglican Churches |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-koo-a0333072/ |website=LinkedIn |accessdate=19 January 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 09:34, 19 January 2020

Gary Koo is an assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, becoming the Bishop of the Western Region on the 20th December 2019.[1][2]

Koo was appointed in 2019 to replace Bishop Ivan Lee, who was the first Anglican bishop in Australia to have a Chinese ethnic background.[3]

Early life

The son of Malaysian migrants, Koo was educated at James Ruse Agricultural High School.[4]

Career

Koo trained as a doctor at the University of Sydney, then practised as a doctor.[5] After graduating from Moore Theological College, he served as a minister at St Paul’s Carlingford and North Rocks.

References

  1. ^ "A new Bishop for the West". Sydney Anglicans: Gateway to the Anglican Church in Sydney. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ Powell, Russell (20 January 2019). "Bishop gets warm welcome in the West". sydneyanglicans.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Chinese-Australian appointed next Anglican Bishop of Western Sydney". Sydney Anglicans. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ Koo, Gary. "Gary Koo: Senior Minister at Crossway Anglican Churches". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Gary Koo". Moore College.