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Bishop Kevin Manning is the second Bishop of
Parramatta, appointed on 10 July 1997. The Diocese of Parramatta was
established in 1986 and today is the fifth-largest Catholic Diocese in
Australia.
Previous appointments
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' Committee for
Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
- Member of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Committee for Liturgy
- Member of the National Liturgical Commission
Other appointments
Member of the executive of the NSW Ecumenical Council
Member of the NSW Catholic Commission for Employment Relations
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. |
