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3 unusual facts about Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne


Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

Bishop Tim Costelloe SDB was appointed as an auxiliary bishop in April 2007 with responsibility for the northern region of the archdiocese.

St Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of Melbourne, currently Denis Hart.

Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv, auxiliary bishop for the western region and former assistant superior general for the Conventual Franciscans for Asia and Oceania


Conscription in Australia

Other notable opponents to Conscription included the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Daniel Mannix, the Queensland Labor Premier Thomas Ryan, Vida Goldstein and the Women's Peace Army.

John Aloysius Morgan

He was ordained a priest on 15 July 1934 for the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Patrick Geoghegan

The principal consecrator was Archbishop John Bede Polding OSB of Sydney, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop James Alipius Goold of Melbourne, and Bishop Robert William Willson of Hobart.


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