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Richard Umbers
Australian Latin Catholic bishop (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Australian rules footballer, see Richard Umbers (footballer).
Richard James Umbers (born 17 March 1971[1]) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney and the youngest Latin Catholic bishop in Australia.[2] He is also the first priest of Opus Dei to be appointed a bishop in Australia.[3]
Quick Facts The Most Reverend, Archdiocese ...
Richard Umbers | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Titular Bishop of Thala | |
Archdiocese | Sydney |
See | Thala |
Appointed | 24 June 2016 |
Installed | 24 August 2016 |
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Ordination | 1 September 2002 by Javier Echevarría Rodríguez |
Consecration | 24 August 2016 by Anthony Fisher |
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Born | Richard James Umbers (1971-03-17) 17 March 1971 (age 53) |
Nationality | New Zealander, Australian |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Fides et ratio ("Faith and reason") |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Richard Umbers | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | His Lordship or My Lord Bishop |
Religious style | Bishop |
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