Pope
appoints Bishop Anthony Fisher to Archdiocese of Sydney
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Anthony
Fisher to the Archdiocese of Sydney. It will be a homecoming for the 54
year old Dominican, who was born in Sydney and served as an auxiliary there
before being appointed to the diocese of Paramatta. He takes over
pastoral leadership of the Archdiocese from Cardinal George Pell who has been
appointed Prefect of the new Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.
Bishop fishers Episocpal motto is : Veritatem
facientes in caritate' Speaking the truth in love.
Born in Sydney in 1960 to Colin and Gloria Fisher, he was
baptised Anthony Colin Joseph at St Thérèse Church, Lakemba, and attended the
parish school in 1965 and 1966.
Thereafter, he attended St Michael’s School Lane Cove, Holy
Cross College Ryde, and St Ignatius’ College Riverview.
At the University of Sydney he received degrees in History and
Law before practising law in a city firm.
Dominican friar
In 1985 Bishop Anthony entered the Order of Preachers
(Dominicans), a religious congregation dedicated to preaching the Catholic
faith in the context of a life of study, prayer and community. He studied for
the priesthood in Melbourne, receiving an honours degree in Theology.
He worked for a time on immigration and refugee issues at Uniya,
a centre for social research in Kings Cross, and was ordained a priest at Holy
Name Parish, Wahroonga, on 14 September 1991.
Thereafter, Bishop Anthony completed a Doctorate in Bioethics at
the University of Oxford. From 1995 to 2000 he was a lecturer in the Australian
Catholic University.
From 2000 to 2003 he was foundation Director of the John Paul II
Institute for Marriage and the Family, Melbourne. Bishop Anthony remains
Professor of Moral Theology and Bioethics in the Institute.
During this time he was also Master of Students (seminarians) in
the Dominican Order and Socius (deputy) to the Provincial.
His community involvements included being Chaplain to the
Parliament of Victoria; member of the Infertility Treatment Authority of
Victoria; chair or member of several hospital ethics committees; and chaplain
to various organisations such as the Order of Malta. He has published
extensively in bioethics and moral theology.
Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
In 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of
Sydney. In that archdiocese he was Episcopal Vicar for Life and Health and
Chairman of the Catholic Schools Board.
From 2003-2010 Bishop Anthony was Parish Priest of Our Lady Star
of the Sea Parish, Watsons Bay. Since that time he has also been
Deputy-Chancellor of the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Adjunct Professor in The
University of Notre Dame Australia, and a member of the Company of the
Australian Catholic University.
He was Co-ordinator of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney.
Bishop of Parramatta
On 8 January 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Anthony
the third Bishop of Parramatta. As Bishop he has overseen the consultations,
publication and implementation of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, Faith
in Our Future. This sets two basic goals for the Diocese: to grow our faith
and to share our faith. It will focus on five areas of greatest need and
potential: families, youth, ethnicity, vocations and evangelisation.
Bishop Anthony has worked extensively with the Catholic
Education Office, principals and staff on the mission and identity of Catholic
schools today, and with youth ministers and groups in promoting the connection
of young people with the Church.
(Emer McCarthy)
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