- Denis Hart
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The Most Reverend
Denis Hart DDArchbishop of Melbourne Church Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese Melbourne In Office 2001 — present Predecessor George Pell Orders Ordination 22 July 1967 (Priest) in
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
by Bishop Arthur Francis FoxConsecration 9 December 1997 (Bishop) in
St Patrick's Cathedral
by George Cardinal PellPersonal details Birth name Denis James Hart Born 16 May 1941
East Melbourne, VictoriaPrevious post Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Styles of
Denis James HartReference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Grace Religious style Archbishop Denis James Hart, DD (born 16 May 1941 in East Melbourne, Australia) is a Roman Catholic bishop, elected as the 8th Archbishop of Archdiocese of Melbourne, since 2001.
Early years and background
Hart is the eldest of three children of Kevin James Hart and Annie Eileen Larkan. Educated at St John's Marist Brothers, in Hawthorn and at Xavier College, in Kew, he commenced study for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College between 1960 and 1967. Ordained at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne on 22 July 1967, Hart served as a hospital chaplain, an assistant parish priest and then Master of Ceremonies at St Patrick's Cathedral. He supervised the preparation of the books used in worship, including the lectionary for liturgical mass. He was Liturgy Director and Assistant Master of Ceremonies for the 1996 Papal Visit to Australia.[1]
In 1987 Hart became a parish priest and in 1996 he became Vicar General and Moderator of the curia. He has served in the parishes of North Balwyn, North Richmond and West Brunswick. In 1997 Hart was consecrated a bishop and made an auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Melbourne.[1]
Archbishop of Melbourne
In 2001 Hart was appointed Archbishop of Melbourne, replacing George Pell, who became Archbishop of Sydney. On 29 June 2001 he received the pallium from Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square.[1]
In a 2009 court case, Hart was accused of having told a woman to "Go to hell, bitch" after she had knocked on his door in middle of the night in 2004.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography of Archbishop Denis J. Hart". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. 2010. http://www.cam.org.au/archbishop/biography-of-archbishop-denis-j.-hart.html. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ McKenzie, Nick (11 August 2009). "Sex abuse victim told to 'go to hell'". The Age (Australia). http://www.theage.com.au/national/investigations/sex-abuse-victim-told-to-go-to-hell-20090810-efkm.html. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ Lauder, Simon (11 August 2009). "Archbishop told abuse victim to 'go to hell': report". AM (ABC radio) (Australia). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-11/archbishop-told-abuse-victim-to-go-to-hell-report/1385844. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Catholic Church titles Preceded by
George Pell8th Archbishop of Melbourne
2001-presentSucceeded by
IncumbentCategories:- 1941 births
- Living people
- Religious leaders from Melbourne
- Roman Catholic archbishops in Australia
- Roman Catholic Archbishops of Melbourne
- Australian Roman Catholics
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- People educated at Xavier College
- Australian people stubs
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