Terence Robert Curtin (born 20 July 1945) is the

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of the

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. He was consecrated by

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on 17 December 2014.

Early life

Curtin was born in Cremorne, Sydney on 20 July 1945. His family moved to Melbourne and he was educated at St Kevin's College, Toorak. He entered seminary at

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in 1964, before moving to Rome to complete his studies at the

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Priesthood

In 1971, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Melbourne at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. He served as assistant priest at Noble Park until 1974, when he became assistant priest of

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and chaplain to the General Cemetery of Melbourne. In 1975, he was appointed chaplain and head of the religious education department at the State College of Victoria, Mercy Campus in

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, where he served until 1982. From 1983 until 1986, he completed further studies at

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, graduating with a Doctorate of Theology. He served as chaplain and head of the School of Religion and Philosophy at the

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, Oakleigh from 1987 to 1992. He did further study at the Weston School of Theology in Boston, USA in 1992. In 1993, he was appointed head of the School of Religion and Philosophy at the Australian Catholic University, Victoria, serving in the role until 1995. He then became the head of the School of Theology at the university in 1996. In 2003, he became Master of the

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, Melbourne, serving until 2010. In 2008, he was appointed parish priest of Greythorn. During this time, he also served as vice president and then president of the

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. In 2012, he was given the title "Monsignor" and appointed Diocesan Consultor and Episcopal Vicar of Melbourne for the Eastern Region.

Episcopacy

On 7 November 2014, Pope Francis announced he had appointed Curtin and Father Mark Edwards

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as auxiliary bishops for the

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. Curtin was appointed the

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and consecrated a bishop by Archbishop

on 17 December 2014.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtin, Terence 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia Roman Catholic bishops of Broken Bay Living people 1945 births Roman Catholic bishops of Melbourne