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The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC) is the national episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Australia [1] and is the instrumentality used by the Australian Catholic bishops to act nationally and address issues of national significance. [2] Formation of the ACBC was approved by the Holy See on 21 June 1966. [3]
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Australia.The Australian Catholic Church comprises seven archdioceses and 32 dioceses including six dioceses which cover the whole country: one each for those who belong to the Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites and one for those serving in the Australian Defence Forces.
In a statement, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, said the allegations against Saunders were “very serious and deeply distressing, especially ...
"The statement of the Australian Catholic Bishops contains inaccuracies and errors of fact evidenced by the documentation relating to the issues concerning myself and a number of Vatican dicasteries. The Statement made by the Australian Bishops invites me to tell my story which I will publish in the foreseeable future." [13]
A retired Catholic bishop has been charged with sexual offenses including child abuse in a remote part of Australia’s northwest. Christopher Saunders, 74, will appear in the Broome Magistrates ...
The national assembly of bishops is the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), headed by Timothy Costelloe SDB, the Archbishop of Perth. [171] There are a further 175 autonomous Catholic religious orders operating in Australia, generally affiliated under Catholic Religious Australia, headed by Sr Monica Cavanagh RSJ. [7]
He also taught occasionally at Brisbane College of Theology, the Australian Catholic University, and the University of Queensland. He served as spiritual director for students at the University of Queensland from 1985 to 1992. From 1982 to 1987 he also assisted at the country parish in Beaudesert. He was also a member the International ...
Richard James Umbers (born 17 March 1971 [1]) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney and the youngest Latin Catholic bishop in Australia. [2] He is also the first priest of Opus Dei to be appointed a bishop in Australia. [3]