- Graham Rose (bishop)
infobox bishopstyles
name=Graham Rose
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Bishop
deathstyle=not applicable |Graham Rose (born
December 23 ,1951 ) is aSouth Africa nprelate of theRoman Catholic Church , who currently serves as Bishop-elect of Dundee.Biography
Graham Rose was born in
Evander , and studied under the Christian Brothers in Kimberley. He entered theUniversity of Witwatersrand , from where he obtained aBachelor of Commerce in business andBachelor of Laws in civil law, and then studiedphilosophy andtheology at the St. John Vianney NationalSeminary inPretoria .Rose was ordained to the priesthood on
December 12 ,1980 , and then served as pastor ofSoweto until 1983. From 1984 to 1987, he furthered his studies at Maynooth College inIreland , earning a degree in moral theology. Upon his return toSouth Africa , Rose served as pastor of East Rand and taught at St. John Vianney Seminary until 1990, whence he became pastor of Magaliesburg.He was
rector of St. John Vianney Seminary (1991-1997) and pastor of Rivonia (1999-2006) before returning to the pastorship of East Rand. In 2008, Rose was made pastor of Benoni and aprofessor at St. Augustine’s Catholic College in Randburg. He was the diocesanvicar forvocations , a diocesan councilor, member of the Priestly Council of Johannesburg, and pastor ofActonville as well.On
June 13 ,2008 , Rose was appointed Bishop of Dundee byPope Benedict XVI . As Bishop, he will oversee 94,484 Catholics in 29 parishes; he will be the first non-religious and first non-Franciscan to head the diocese. His episcopal consecration is scheduled forAugust 30 of this year.External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brosegr.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=15461&lan=eng Fides Service]
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