BISHOPSCOURT, the picturesque 1850s Darling Point mansion, could be sold by the Anglican Church, allowing it to again become one of Sydney's grandest private trophy homes.

Its continued ownership by the church, and options for housing Archbishop Peter Jensen and his wife, Christine, will be debated next month by the Anglican synod.

Archbishop Peter Jensen at Bishopscourt ... he believes the mansion is inappropriately grand for an archbishop's home. Credit:Peter Morris

Real estate agents estimate the neo-Gothic house could fetch more than $25 million.

Since the church paid £6750 in 1910, the building has been home to seven archbishops, including Sir Marcus Loane, Donald Robinson, Harry Goodhew and its present occupant, the 11th archbishop of Sydney.