Recent Events

Bishop David Louis Walker resigned as Bishop of Broken Bay (Australia)

Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess, Bishop emeritus of Wewak (Papua New Guinea), passed away at the age of 75

Bishop Brian Heenan resigned as Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia)

Bishop Anthony Joseph Burgess resigned as Bishop of Wewak (Papua New Guinea)

Bishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Bishop of Sale (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Bishop William John Brennan, Bishop emeritus of Wagga Wagga (Australia), passed away at the age of 75

Archbishop Adrian Leo Doyle resigned as Archbishop of Hobart (Australia)

Bishop Julian Charles Porteous, Titular Bishop of Urusi and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Hobart (Australia)

Fr. Antoine Tarabay, O.L.M. was consecrated as Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Bishop Joseph Peter O’Connell, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Melbourne (Australia), passed away at the age of 81

Bishop William Edward Murray, Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia), passed away at the age of 93

Bishop ‘Ad Abikaram resigned as Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Fr. Antoine Tarabay, O.L.M. was elected Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney of the Maronites (Australia)

Cardinal George Pell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) and President of “Vox Clara” Committee, was appointed as Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia

Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren, Bishop emeritus of Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia), passed away at the age of 93

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

Archbishop George Riashi, B.C., Archbishop emeritus of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at the age of 78

Fr. Paul Bernard Bird, C.SS.R. was consecrated as Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

Fr. Joachim Rego, C.P. was appointed as Superior General of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists)

Fr. Kevin O’Neill, S.S.C.M.E. was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Society of Saint Columban (Columban Missionaries)

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus

Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine

Fr. Paul Bernard Bird, C.SS.R. was elected Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

Bishop Peter Joseph Connors resigned as Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)

Msgr. Robert McGuckin was consecrated as Bishop of Toowoomba (Australia)

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (Anglican Rite) was established (Australia)

Fr. Harry Entwistle was appointed as Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross of the Anglican Rite (Australia)

Bishop Patrick Percival Power resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Msgr. Robert McGuckin was elected Bishop of Toowoomba (Australia)

Archbishop Denis James Hart, Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Archbishop Barry James Hickey resigned as Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson, Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia) and President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, was appointed as Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge, Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia), was appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Bishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (Australia)

Archbishop Barry James Hickey resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (Australia)

Fr. Michael Robert Kennedy was consecrated as Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

Bishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson, Titular Bishop of Sinitis and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia)

Fr. Michael Robert Kennedy was elected Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

Bishop Luc Julian Matthys resigned as Bishop of Armidale (Australia)

Archbishop John Alexius Bathersby resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Fr. Robert Rabbat was consecrated as Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney of the Greek-Melkites (Australia)

Fr. Vincent Nguyễn Văn Long, O.F.M. Conv. was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thala, Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Bishop Issam John Darwish, B.S., Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney of the Greek-Melkites (Australia), was promoted as Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Fr. Robert Rabbat was elected Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney of the Greek-Melkites (Australia)

Fr. William Joseph Wright was consecrated as Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

Fr. Peter Andrew Comensoli was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Archbishop Francesco Canalini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Fr. Vincent Nguyễn Văn Long, O.F.M. Conv. was elected Titular Bishop of Thala and Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia)

Bishop William Martin Morris was deposed as Bishop of Toowoomba (Australia)

Fr. Peter Andrew Comensoli was elected Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia)

Bishop Michael John Malone resigned as Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

Fr. William Joseph Wright was elected Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)

Bishop Peter William Ingham resigned as President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania

Bishop Joseph Angelo Grech, Bishop of Sandhurst (Australia), passed away at the age of 62

Bishop Patrick Dougherty, Bishop emeritus of Bathurst (Australia), passed away at the age of 78

Archbishop George Riashi, B.C. resigned as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Prof. Rosemary Goldie, Vice-Secretary emeritus of Council of the Laity, passed away at the age of 94

Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia), was appointed as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Bishop Kevin Michael Manning resigned as Bishop of Parramatta (Australia)

Fr. Michael Joseph McKenna was consecrated as Bishop of Bathurst (Australia)