Source: ACBC Media Release and CathNews
11 November 2024
The ACMRO joins the Church of Australia, especially the Archdiocese of Melbourne, in welcoming the appointments of two new bishops as auxiliaries by Pope Francis on Friday, 8th November, in Rome.
Bishop-elect Rene Ramirez RCJ will be the first Filipino-born bishop in Australia who has been serving as the parish priest of St Mel’s and St Malachy’s Parishes in Shepparton, under the Diocese of Sandhurst, while Bishop-elect Thinh Nguyen, born in Vietnam, is currently the Coordinator of Clergy Life & Ministry of the Archdiocese.
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said that “the appointments of Bishops-elect Thinh and Ramirez reflect the multicultural face of the Church in Australia, which is witnessing signs of growth and renewal.”
The Episcopal Ordination for the Bishops-elect is to take place in the morning of February 1, 2025, at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne. We continue to accompany them with our thoughts and prayers.
FULL STORY: Pope Francis appoints two new Melbourne auxiliary bishops (ACBC Media Release) | New bishops reflect ‘multicultural face of Church in Australia’ (CathNews)