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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Parramatta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986. The diocese has responsibility for the western suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales. St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta. On 5 May 2016, Pope Francis appointed Vincent Long Van Nguyen, OFM Conv to be its fourth bishop. His installation took place on 16 June 2016. History The diocese is located in one of the fastest-growing areas of New South Wales. The diocese is west of Sydney and reaches from , west to , south to and north to . The diocese was established 8 April 1986 from the western part of the Archdiocese of Sydney. and by 2004 served 307,392 parishioners out of a total population of 924,621. Bishops Bishops of Parramatta The following prelates have served as Bishop of Parramatta: : Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Robert Michael McGuckin, appointed Bis ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Sydney
The Archdiocese of Sydney () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Erected in 1842, the archdiocese is the metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale, Armidale, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst in Australia, Bathurst, Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, Broken Bay, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore, Lismore, Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, Maitland-Newcastle, Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Parramatta, Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga, Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes, Wilcannia-Forbes and Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, Wollongong. The Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia, Military Ordinariate of Australia, as well as the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of St Michael, Archangel and the Maronite Diocese of St Maroun—these latter two Eastern ...
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Anthony Fisher
Anthony Colin Fisher (born 10 March 1960) is an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church and a friar of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). Since 12 November 2014, he has been the ninth Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. He served as the third Bishop of Parramatta from 4 March 2010 to 12 November 2014, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Early life and education Fisher was born the eldest of five children in Crows Nest, Sydney, to Gloria Maguregui, whose father was of Spanish Basque origin and whose mother was half Italian and half Romanian – she migrated with her family to Australia from Asia in the 1950s – and Colin Fisher, a pharmacist from Ashfield with Anglo-Irish roots. He was baptised at St Therese's Church in Lakemba and attended the parish school in 1965 and 1966. The Fisher family lived in Belmore, Canterbury and Wiley Park before moving to Longueville and Manly. Fisher attended St Michael's Primary School in Lane Co ...
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1986 Establishments In Australia
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Australia
Currently there are 33 Catholic dioceses in Australia, consist of 5 metropolitan archdioceses, 21 suffragan dioceses, 2 non-metropolitan archdioceses, and 5 Eastern Rite dioceses. In addition there is a military ordinariate and a personal ordinariate. List of dioceses Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Ecclesiastical Province of Adelaide * Archdiocese of Adelaide ** Diocese of Darwin ** Diocese of Port Pirie Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane * Archdiocese of Brisbane ** Diocese of Cairns ** Diocese of Rockhampton ** Diocese of Toowoomba ** Diocese of Townsville Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne * Archdiocese of Melbourne ** Diocese of Ballarat ** Diocese of Sale ** Diocese of Sandhurst Ecclesiastical Province of Perth * Archdiocese of Perth ** Diocese of Broome ** Diocese of Bunbury ** Diocese of Geraldton Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney * Archdiocese of Sydney ** Diocese of Armidale ** Diocese of Bathurst ** Diocese of Broken Bay ** Diocese o ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Parramatta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986. The diocese has responsibility for the western suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales. St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta. On 5 May 2016, Pope Francis appointed Vincent Long Van Nguyen, OFM Conv to be its fourth bishop. His installation took place on 16 June 2016. History The diocese is located in one of the fastest-growing areas of New South Wales. The diocese is west of Sydney and reaches from , west to , south to and north to . The diocese was established 8 April 1986 from the western part of the Archdiocese of Sydney. and by 2004 served 307,392 parishioners out of a total population of 924,621. Bishops Bishops of Parramatta The following prelates have served as Bishop of Parramatta: : Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Robert Michael McGuckin, appointed Bis ...
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Roman Catholicism In Australia
The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Holy See. From origins as a suppressed, mainly Irish minority in early colonial times, the church has grown to be the largest Christian denomination in Australia, with a culturally diverse membership of around 5,075,907 people, representing about 20% of the overall population of Australia according to the 2021 ABS Census data. The church is the largest non-government provider of welfare and education services in Australia. Catholic Social Services Australia aids some 450,000 people annually, while the St Vincent de Paul Society's 40,000 members form the largest volunteer welfare network in the country. In 2016, the church had some 760,000 students in more than 1,700 schools. The church in Australia has five provinces: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. It has 35 dioceses, comprising geographic areas as well as the military di ...
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Greystanes, New South Wales
Greystanes is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greystanes is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Cumberland Council. Founded in the late 1790s, Greystanes is one of the oldest suburbs in Sydney. History In the early years of British settlement the area was known as Prospect Hill (New South Wales), Prospect Hill and was the site of the first land grants to Emancipist, emancipated convicts in 1791. From 1800 to 1840, the division of Darug lands into 'Crown Land Grants' was awarded to officials, military, free settlers and emancipists to farm. In this period, it was one of several areas of conflict between the Darug people and the settlers, the Darug people being led for many years of guerrilla warfare by Pemulwuy. Greystanes began as a rural suburb in the 1850s and remained so until the ...
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Australian Institute Of Architects
The Australian Institute of Architects, officially the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (abbreviated as RAIA), is Australia's professional body for architects. Its members use the post-nominals FRAIA (Fellow), ARAIA (Associate Member) and RAIA (Member, also the organisation's abbreviation). The Institute supports 14,000 members across Australia, including 550 Australian members who are based in architectural roles across 40 countries outside Australia. SONA (Student Organised Network for Architecture) is the national student-membership body of the Australian Institute of Architects. EmAGN (Emerging Architects and Graduates Network) represents architectural professionals within 15 years of graduation, as part of the Australian Institute of Architects. History State institutes A number of Australian colonies (later states) formed professional societies for architects. The Royal Victorian Institute of Architects (RVIA) was established as the Victorian Institute of Archi ...
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Zelman Cowen
Sir Zelman Cowen, (7 October 1919 – 8 December 2011) was an Australian legal scholar and university administrator who served as the 19th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1977 to 1982. Cowen was born in Melbourne, and attended Scotch College before going on to the University of Melbourne where he was resident at Ormond College. His studies were interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the Royal Australian Navy. After the war's end, Cowen attended New College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship. He subsequently won the prestigious Vinerian Scholarship as the best student in the Bachelor of Civil Law degree. He remained at Oxford after graduating, serving as a fellow of Oriel College from 1947 to 1950. In 1951, Cowen returned to Australia to become dean of the law faculty at the University of Melbourne. In 1953, still while at the University of Melbourne, he was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship in Law to Harvard University. He became known as an ...
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Romaldo Giurgola
Romaldo 'Aldo' Giurgola (2 September 1920 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian-Australian academic, architect, professor, and author. Giurgola was born in Rome, Italy in 1920. After service in the Italian armed forces during World War II, he was educated at the Sapienza University of Rome. He studied architecture at the University of Rome, completing the equivalent of a B.Arch. with honors in 1949. That same year, he moved to the United States and received a master's degree in architecture from Columbia University. In 1954, Giurgola accepted a position as an assistant professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, Giurgola formed Mitchell/Giurgola Architects in Philadelphia with Ehrman B. Mitchell in 1958. In 1966, Giurgola became chair of the Columbia University School of Architecture and Planning in New York City, where he opened a second office of the firm. In 1980 under Giurgola's direction, the firm won an international competition to design ...
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