Bishop Kevin Manning was appointed the second Bishop of Parramatta on 10 July 1997 and installed on 21 August 1997. On 8 January 2010, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator until his retirement on 4 March 2010. The Diocese of Parramatta was established in 1986 and today is the fifth-largest Catholic Diocese in Australia.

Previous appointments
1997-2010: Bishop of Parramatta.
1991-97: Bishop of Armidale
1983-91: Secretary to the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference
1978-83: Assistant Secretary to the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference
1962-78: Priest of the Diocese of Bathurst
1961: Ordained to the Priesthood in Rome on 21 December 1961

Current appointments

Vatican
Member of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Catholic Church in Australia
Member of the Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Liturgy.
Member of the National Liturgical Commission.
NSW Catholic Bishops liaison to the NSW Catholic Commission for Employment Relations.

Other appointments
Member of the Executive of the NSW Ecumenical Council.

Background
Bishop Manning was born in Coolah, NSW in 1933. He is the second eldest in a family of five boys and two girls, born to Kevin and Edith Manning. He attended the convent school in Coolah before going on to St Columba's College, Springwood, where he later began his studies for the Priesthood. He was selected to complete his studies at Propaganda Fide College in Rome, where he was ordained on 21 December 1961.