List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Sydney

This is a list of the Bishops and Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney since 1842.[1] The title also is the Catholic Primate of Australia.

Archdiocese of Sydney
Adopted1842
CrestPapal tiara
TorseNone
BlazonCrux (Southern Cross); cross
SupportersNone

List of Bishops

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term endNotes
1John Bede Polding, OSBBishop of Sydney5 April 184222 April 184217 daysElevated to Archbishop of Sydney[2]

List of Archbishops

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term endNotes
1John Bede Polding, OSBArchbishop of Sydney22 April 184216 March 187734 years, 328 daysDied in office[2]
2Roger Bede Vaughan, OSBCoadjutor Archbishop of Sydney28 February 187316 March 18774 years, 16 daysElevated to Archbishop of Sydney[3]
Archbishop of Sydney16 March 187717 August 18836 years, 154 daysDied in office
3Patrick Cardinal MoranArchbishop of Sydney14 March 188417 August 191127 years, 156 daysDied in office[4]
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna27 July 188526 years, 21 days
4Michael KellyCoadjutor Archbishop of Sydney16 July 190117 August 191110 years, 32 daysElevated to Archbishop of Sydney[5]
Archbishop of Sydney17 August 19118 March 194028 years, 204 daysDied in office
5Sir Norman Cardinal Gilroy, KBECoadjutor Archbishop of Sydney1 July 19378 March 19402 years, 251 daysElevated to Archbishop of Sydney[6]
Archbishop of Sydney8 March 19409 July 197131 years, 123 daysRetired as Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati18 February 194621 October 197731 years, 245 daysDied in office
6Sir James Cardinal Freeman, KBEArchbishop of Sydney9 July 197112 February 198311 years, 218 daysRetired as Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney[7]
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia mare5 March 197316 March 199118 years, 11 daysDied in office
7Edward Cardinal Clancy, ACAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney25 October 197324 Nov 19783 years, 30 daysElevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn)[8]
Archbishop of Sydney12 February 198326 March 200118 years, 42 daysRetired as Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella28 June 19883 August 201426 years, 36 daysDied in office
8George Cardinal Pell, ACArchbishop of Sydney26 March 200124 February 201412 years, 335 daysElevated to Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy[9]
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello21 October 200317 years, 110 days
9Anthony Fisher, OPAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney3 September 20034 March 20106 years, 182 daysElevated to Bishop of Parramatta[10]
Bishop of Parramatta4 March 201012 November 20144 years, 253 daysElevated to Archbishop of Sydney
Archbishop of Sydney12 November 2014present2280 days

Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term endNotes
1Joseph HigginsAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney11 September 18884 May 189910 years, 235 daysElevated to Bishop of Rockhampton[11]
2Michael SheehanCoadjutor Archbishop of Sydney22 February 19221 July 193715 years, 129 daysRetired as Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney[12]
Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney1 July 19371 March 19457 years, 243 daysDied in office
3Eris O'BrienAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney5 February 194816 November 19535 years, 284 daysElevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn)[13]
4Patrick LyonsAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney8 March 195011 October 19566 years, 217 daysElevated to Coadjutor Bishop of Sale[14]
5James Patrick CarrollAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney6 January 195423 July 198430 years, 199 daysRetired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney[15]
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney23 July 198414 January 199510 years, 175 daysDied in office
6James Darcy Freeman
(later Sir James Cardinal Freeman, KBE)
Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney9 December 195618 October 196811 years, 314 daysElevated to Bishop of Armidale[7]
7Thomas William MuldoonAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney1 March 19606 September 198222 years, 189 daysRetired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney[16]
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney6 September 198213 January 19863 years, 129 daysDied in office
8Edward Francis Kelly, MSCAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney6 February 196919 December 19756 years, 316 daysElevated to Bishop of Toowoomba[17]
9Edward Bede Clancy
(later Edward Cardinal Clancy, AC)
Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney23 October 197324 November 19785 years, 32 daysElevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn)[8]
10David CreminAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney25 October 197322 February 200531 years, 120 daysRetired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney[18]
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney22 February 2005present15 years, 352 daysincumbent
11Bede Vincent HeatherAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney23 October 197324 November 19785 years, 32 daysElevated to Bishop of Parramatta[19]
12John Edward HeapsAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney4 September 198112 March 199210 years, 190 daysRetired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney[20]
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney12 March 199221 June 200412 years, 101 daysDied in office
13Patrick Laurence MurphyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney20 December 19768 April 19869 years, 109 daysElevated to Bishop of Broken Bay[21]
14Geoffrey RobinsonAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney23 January 198415 July 200420 years, 174 daysRetired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney[22]
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney15 July 200429 December 202016 years, 208 daysDied in office
15Peter InghamAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney24 May 19938 April 19868 years, 13 daysElevated to Bishop of Wollongong[23]
16Julian PorteousAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney16 July 200319 July 201310 years, 3 daysElevated to Archbishop of Hobart[24]
17Anthony Fisher, OPAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney3 September 20034 March 20106 years, 182 daysElevated to Bishop of Parramatta[10]
18Terry BradyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney4 October 2007present13 years, 127 daysincumbent[25]
19Peter ComensoliAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney20 April 201127 February 20142 years, 313 daysElevated to Apostolic Administrator of Sydney[26]
Apostolic Administrator of Sydney27 February 201420 November 2014266 daysElevated to Bishop of Broken Bay
20Anthony RandazzoAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney24 August 20167 October 20193 years, 13 daysElevated to Bishop of Broken Bay[27]
21Richard UmbersAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney24 August 2016present4 years, 137 daysincumbent[28]

See also

References

  1. "Archdiocese of Sydney". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. "Archbishop John Bede Polding, O.S.B." The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. "Archbishop Roger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B." The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. "Patrick Francis Cardinal Moran". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. "Archbishop Michael Kelly". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. "Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  7. "James Darcy Cardinal Freeman". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. "Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. "George Cardinal Pell". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. "Archbishop Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P." The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  11. "Bishop Joseph Higgins". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. "Archbishop Michael Sheehan". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  13. "Archbishop Eris Norman Michael O'Brien". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  14. "Bishop Patrick Francis Lyons". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  15. "Archbishop James Patrick Carroll". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  16. "Bishop Thomas William Muldoon". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  17. "Bishop Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C." The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  18. "Bishop David Cremin". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  19. "Bishop Bede Vincent Heather". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  20. "Bishop John Edward Heaps". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  21. "Bishop Patrick Laurence Murphy". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  22. "Bishop Geoffrey James Robinson". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  23. "Bishop Peter William Ingham". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  24. "Archbishop Julian Charles Porteous". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  25. "Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  26. "Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  27. "Bishop Anthony Randazzo". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  28. "Bishop Richard James Umbers". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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