Tensions rise in Australia after bishop and priest hurt in church knife attack

A police forensic officer works at the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakely in western Sydney (Mark Baker/AP)

Community leaders are calling for calm after a teenager was accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days.

The 16-year-old was overpowered by the shocked congregation at Christ the Good Shepherd Church after he allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Fr Isaac Royel during a service on Monday that was being streamed online.