Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney
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Sydney
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Erected in 1842 and directly responsible to the Holy See, the Archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore,...
has had a Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
since 1842.
List of incumbents
- John Bede PoldingJohn PoldingJohn Bede Polding OSB was the first Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop of Sydney, Australia.-Early life:Polding's father was of Dutch descent; his mother died when he was eight. He was placed in the care of his uncle, Father Bede Brewer, president-general of the English Benedictine Congregation...
OSBOrder of Saint BenedictThe Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
, 1842-1877. - Roger Bede Vaughan O.S.B., 1877-1883.
- Patrick Francis Moran, 1884-1911.
- Michael KellyMichael Kelly (bishop)Michael Kelly was an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman, the fourth Archbishop of Sydney.Born at Waterford, Ireland, to James Kelly, a master mariner, and Mary née Grant, Kelly was educated at Christian Brothers’, Enniscorthy and the Classical Academy, New Ross.Kelly received his seminary...
, 1911-1940. - Norman Thomas Gilroy, 1940-1971.
- James Darcy Freeman, 1971-1983
- Edward Bede Clancy, 1983-2001
- George PellGeorge PellGeorge Pell AC is an Australian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of Sydney, serving since 2001. He previously served as auxiliary bishop and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne...
, 2001 - present
Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney
- John Bede Polding, O.S.B., 1842
- Joseph Higgins, 1888 - 1899
- Eris Norman Michael O'Brien, 1948 - 1951
- Patrick Francis Lyons, 5 Apr 1950 -1956
- James Patrick Carroll, 1954 - 1984
- James Darcy Freeman, 1956 - 1968
- Thomas William Muldoon, 1960 - 1982
- Edward Francis Kelly M.S.C., 1969 - 1975
- Edward Bede Clancy, 1973 - 1978
- David Cremin, 1973 - 2005
- Bede Vincent Heather, 1979 - 1986
- John Edward Heaps, 1981 - 1992
- Patrick Laurence Murphy, 1976 - 1986
- Geoffrey James Robinson, 1984 - 2004
- Peter William Ingham, 1993 - 2001
- Julian Charles Porteous, 2003 - present
- Anthony Colin FisherAnthony FisherBishop Anthony Fisher is the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta, NSW Australia and a friar of the Order of Preachers . He was installed as the third Bishop of Parramatta on 4 March 2010, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney.-Early life and education:Anthony Fisher...
OP, 2003 - 2010 (Bishop of ParramattaRoman Catholic Diocese of ParramattaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986, covering the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-History:...
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