Genieve Mary Blackwell (born 1962) is an Australian Anglican bishop who has served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne since June 2015, and previously served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn from 2012 to 2015. She was the first woman to be consecrated as a bishop in the state of New South Wales and the third in Australia.
Early life and family
Blackwell is the daughter of a Methodist minister. She was born in Western Australia and her family subsequently moved to the Wagga Wagga district in New South Wales. She is married to John Silversides, a retired prison chaplain,[1] and has two adult children.
On 19 December 2014 it was announced that Blackwell had been appointed an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Melbourne.[11] She was commissioned on 19 June 2015 as assistant bishop with responsibility for parishes in the city and eastern suburbs,[11] now called the Marmingatha episcopate.[12]