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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 ...
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 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]
The Diocese of Sydney (Dioecesis Sydneyensis) was created on 28 February 1842 with Bishop Polding as its diocesan bishop. On 5 April 1842 the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide and the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart were erected, on territory split from the Diocese of Sydney.
Roman Catholic archbishops in Australia by diocese (7 C, 1 P) A. ... Roman Catholic bishops of the Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia (5 P) P.
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]
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 ...