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Welcome Archbishop Comensoli: Pope Francis’ new shepherd in Melbourne celebrates Installation Mass

08/08/2018 


Archbishop Peter Andrew Comensoli took his place on Wednesday night, 1st August, 2018,  in one of the nation’s most influential Catholic pulpits as the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne.

Archbishop Comensoli, 54, is a former banker who has led the Diocese of Broken Bay for the past three and a half years. He was officially inaugurated in a liturgy of installation at St Patrick’s Cathedral rich in the symbolism and magisterial ritual of the Church; a ceremony based on more than 1000 years of tradition, solemnity and celebration.

Concelebrants included Melbourne’s Emeritus Archbishop Denis J Hart and Australian Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge, as well as archbishops and bishops from across Australia and clergy from the Archdiocese of Melbourne including the Order’s Chaplains Bishop Terry Curtin and Fr Joe Caddy EV, together with Pope Francis’ representative in Australia, the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana.

Also present were many members of the Order of Malta in Victoria.

The Australian Association

The Australian Association, formed in 1974, currently has in excess of 300 members and aspirant members across every State and Territory of Australia. We also have ongoing and strong links with the Order’s National Associations throughout the Asia Pacific Region including in Singapore and the Philippines and with members of the Order in New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Thailand and Korea. The Order of Malta is committed to serving Our Lords the Poor and Sick worldwide and has done so for over 900 years. This website shares with you the history, mission and current activities of the Order of Malta in Australia, and provides links to the work of the Order world-wide.