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St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. The Catholic and Orthodox churches recognize some deceased Christians as saints, blesseds, and Servants of God.Some of these individuals have Australian connections, either because they were of Australian origin and ethnicity, or because they travelled to Australia from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work in Australia and amongst ...
21st-century Australian Roman Catholic priests (15 P) B. Australian Roman Catholic bishops (1 C, 13 P) C. Australian cardinals (8 P) J. Australian Jesuits (15 P)
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 ...
Ruard Acronius – Dutch Calvinist theologian and former priest; first mentioned in documents as a Protestant preacher in 1572; William Edward Addis – Scottish-born Australian clergyman of multiple denominations; first a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, and later a diocesan priest until his 1888 reconversion to Protestantism
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.
[2] [3] The anniversary of the 1992 ordination of women priests is regularly celebrated in the relevant dioceses and the women's names are often listed in media reports of those ceremonial services. [4] [5] [2] [6] [7] There were 90 women ordained as priests in Australia in 1992.
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]
The diocese is currently under the guidance of Pope Tawadros II. The diocese territory includes Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania. The following is a list of the churches under the diocese and the priests that serve in each church: [1]