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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.
Archdiocese of Sydney Adopted 1842 Crest Mitre and shield Torse None Shield Crux (Southern Cross); cross Supporters None This is a list of the bishops and archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 1842. The title also is the Catholic Primate of Australia. List of bishops Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end Notes 1 John Bede Polding ...
According to the Australian National University's John Warhurst, the ACBC is "among the most influential pressure groups in Australian politics today". [15] The Sydney Morning Herald wrote in 2016: "There are about 5.4 million Catholics in Australia, according to the 2011 census, and the ACBC is the peak organising body for the church's bishops ...
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is the national body of the bishops of Australia. [175] The Conference is headed by Perth Archbishop, Timothy Costelloe SDB. It is served by a secretariat, based in Canberra, under the management of the Reverend Brian Lucas. The conference meets at least annually. [176]
Shane Anthony Mackinlay (born 5 June 1965) is an Australian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Sandhurst since 2019. He was the master of Catholic Theological College in Melbourne from 2010 to 2019.
A retired Roman Catholic bishop appeared in court in remote Western Australia on Thursday on charges of sexual offences against children, including two counts of rape. The charges against ...
A senior Australian Catholic clergyman has been charged with historical sex offenses allegedly committed while he was serving as the Bishop of Broome, a remote diocese in northern Western Australia.
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]