Archdiocese of Brisbane

  • Fr Ken Howell appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane

    The Holy Father has appointed Fr Kenneth Michael Howell as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The announcement was made at noon Rome time on 28 March 2017. The Auxiliary Bishop-Elect will serve alongside the Archbishop of Brisbane, Most Rev Mark Coleridge. On behalf of the Australian...
  • Bishop Vincent Long’s Diary

    Saturday 4 March 2017 Attends Breakfast with the Bishop with Catholic Youth at Novotel Sydney, Rooty Hill, at 9.00am. Sunday 5 March 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the First Sunday of Lent with the Institution of Lectors at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Presides at the Rite...
  • Bishop Long’s Diary – February & March 2017

    Sunday 26 February 2017 Celebrates Solemn Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with the commencement of the Seminary Academic Year at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 11.00am. Celebrates Pontifical Mass for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time with Tamil Chaplaincy at Sacred Heart Parish, Westmead, at...
  • Pope Francis appoints Fr Timothy Harris, 6th Bishop of Townsville

    On 8 February 2017, the Holy Father appointed Fr Timothy Harris, a priest of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, as the sixth Bishop of Townsville. Bishop-Elect Harris is currently the Parish Priest of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. Speaking about his new appointment, Bishop-Elect Harris said, ‘I’m very conscious...