The Venerable Ray McInnes

Associate Priest

Ray was ordained Deacon at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne in 1977 and
priested later that year in Wangaratta where he served his first curacy in the
Parish of Benalla.

During over 40 years of full time ministry Ray and his wife (Glenys) have served
in the Inner City Ministry (Clifton Hill & North Fitzroy),Benalla, where he was
Rector for 13 years then Wangaratta as Dean of the Cathedral and for two years
shared in ministry with Peter French. The McInnes family exchanged Parishes in
1990 with a Vicar in Leicester Diocese, UK.

Their last Vicarage and Parish was at Albert Park from 2005 until retirement in
2017. During this phase of ministry Ray was an Archdeacon and chair of the
Building Committee of the Diocese. He also served for 9 years on the Board od
Anglicare (Vic.) Ray’s major challenge in Albert Park was to help the Parishes
heal after a merger, build the Parish and help the Church in finding ways to serve
the community.

Ray and Glenys, now live in Glen Iris and they have two children who are both
married and live in Melbourne (Kensington and Alphington), they are also kept
busy with their 4 grandchildren (Oliver, Charlotte, Alexander & Matilda).

Ray is a keen golfer, a painter and picture framer, and a Richmond supporter.
Since retirement Ray has undertaken locum ministries at Cheltenham, St.
George’s, Malvern, Sy. Dunstan’s, Camberwell and recently at St. Oswald’s, Glen
Iris.

The Archbishop commissioned Ray as Archdeacon Emeritus after retirement and
Ray is currently Chair of the Bishopscourt Management Trust.