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Meet the New Bishop Elect of Wagga Wagga, the Most Reverend TOGETHERIn the Diocese of wagga.catholic.org.au FREE MAY 2020 #2 WelcomeBishop Mark Meet the new Bishop Elect of Wagga Wagga, the Most Reverend Mark Edwards OMI 2 BISHOP ELECT Bishop Mark Edwards OMI appointed to Wagga Wagga His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Mark Stuart Edwards, OMI., Bishop of Wagga Wagga, who until now has been Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Pope Francis has appointed school and seminary education, Bishop Mark Edwards OMI the including serving as rector of sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga. Iona College in Brisbane and as a Catholic in Wagga Wagga. Keen to welcome the appointment, Bishop Edwards, who will aspirants’ master and novice master to listen to your stories and those of especially after such a long wait”. turn 61 next month, was born at St Mary’s Seminary in Mulgrave. the Diocese, I come humbly, with He said Bishop Edwards’ in Indonesia and grew up in In addition to his priestly deep interest and love. background in ministry will stand Adelaide, Darwin and Melbourne’s formation and theological training, “Please pray for me that I may him in good stead, saying he has southeast, attending St Leonard’s Bishop Edwards completed offer the service that the Diocese “both a feel for the local Church and Primary School and Mazenod a science degree at Monash needs. I will pray for you.” a missionary awareness”. College. Mazenod was founded by University, where he also obtained a Bishop Edwards paid tribute to “Like many of his Oblate the Missionary Oblates of Mary doctorate in philosophy. Bishop Gerard Hanna for his more confreres, Bishop Mark brings to the Immaculate, the order he would In a letter to the faithful of Wagga than 14 years of leadership in the episcopal ministry a combination of eventually join. Wagga, Bishop Edwards described Diocese before retirement due to simplicity and sophistication, and He was ordained to the priesthood his appointment “as a call from God ill health in 2016. He also thanked that will equip him well for all that in 1986 and has held leadership to be with you and journey with you Archbishop Christopher Prowse of awaits him in Wagga,” Archbishop positions within the Australian as disciple, brother and bishop”. Canberra and Goulburn, who has Coleridge said. Province of the Oblates of Mary “Together, as a community of served as apostolic administrator of “I join with the bishops of Immaculate. He was appointed missionary disciples, we will Wagga Wagga for almost four years Australia in pledging our prayers Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne on worship, love and evangelise,” he – and will continue to do so until as he prepares to take office and November 7, 2014 and ordained said. Bishop Edwards’ installation. our fraternal support in the years bishop the following month. “I am aware that I have much to Australian Catholic Bishops ahead.” Bishop Edwards’ priestly ministry learn, particularly about parish life Conference president Archbishop A date for Bishop Edwards’ has largely centred on secondary and the joys and challenges of being Mark Coleridge said it is “a joy installation is not yet known. Bishop Edwards letter to the Diocese of Wagga Wagga Dear people and clergy of the continue to serve as Apostolic worship, love and evangelise. to me, I will come to you. I do plan Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Administrator until my installation, I am aware that I have much to to move around and be in various Greetings in the Risen Lord. Pope and Fr Kevin O'Reilly and Msgr learn, particularly about parish life parishes and meet as many of you Francis has asked me to be the Douglas George, the delegates of the and the joys and challenges of being as possible, as quickly as possible. bishop of Wagga Wagga Diocese and Apostolic Administrator. They have a Catholic in Wagga Wagga Diocese. I look forward to meeting you I want to commence our friendship almost certainly served for much Keen to listen to your stories and personally, learning the stories of and relationship. I am grateful and longer than they expected. I join with those of the Diocese, I come humbly, your communities and working am looking forward to being among you in gratitude to them and to the with deep interest and love. collaboratively with you in living out you. staff of the Diocese. Finn our mission as disciples of Jesus. Archbishop Prowse has told me This Diocese was here long before As the people and clergy of Wagga Please pray for me that I may offer of your love for the Lord and your I was called to be Bishop and will be Wagga Diocese, we will face many the service that the Diocese needs. I generosity and faithfulness to Him. around long after me; that reminds us challenges together and can do so will pray for you. You have waited a long time for a that this is God's work. Each Sunday with hope and confidence as Jesus is Mary Immaculate, pray for us. new bishop. I thank you all for your we recite that we believe in the Holy, with us to the end of time. St Michael the Archangel, pray for perseverance, your patience and Catholic and Apostolic Church. One COVID-19 restrictions will make us. your good will, which have enabled meaning of this is that we trust that having a large number of people St Mary MacKillop, pray for us. the Diocese to function so well over God is working in and through the present at the installation of the new St Philip Neri, pray for us. these last three-and-a-half years. Church. For this reason, I experience bishop impossible, so we will have a St Eugene de Mazenod, pray for us. With you, I acknowledge and thank this appointment as a call from quiet beginning after the long wait. Blessed Joseph Gerard, pray for us. Bishop Gerard Hanna, who served God to be with you and to journey Perhaps later we will be able to have Yours in Jesus Christ the Diocese for over 14 years. with you as disciple, brother and a larger formal gathering to celebrate and Mary Immaculate Thank you, also, to Archbishop bishop. Together, as a community this moment. Mark Edwards OMI Christopher Prowse, who will of missionary disciples, we will Because many of you can't come Bishop Elect of Wagga Wagga TOGETHER - MAY 2020 ISSUE #2 BISHOP ELECT 3 We are delighted to welcome our Bishop Dear Friends in Christ, a special way I thank Fr Kevin In these days before the great O'Reilly and Mons. Doug George for Solemnity of Pentecost, in joy I their pastoral service to the diocese convey to you all that the Holy over these intervening years as my Father has appointed Most Reverend Delegates. Mark Stuart Edwards OMI, presently Bishop Mark Edwards OMI Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese Succeeds Bishop Gerard Hanna of Melbourne, as Bishop of the who faithfully served this diocese as Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Bishop from 2002 till his retirement Our long wait and perseverance in in 2016. We renew our thanks for his prayer for a new Bishop is now over. pastoral zeal over those years. We are delighted to welcome our The Office and responsibilities of new Bishop and assure him of our the Apostolic Administrator continue prayers. until the installation of the new In offering prayers of thanksgiving bishop. Further details will be made Congratulations to the Lord and His Mother, Mary, known soon. for the upcoming 6th Bishop of the Yours sincerely in Christ. Diocese of Wagga Wagga, I sincerely Archbishop Christopher Prowse thank the priests and people of the Catholic Archbishop of Bishop Mark diocese for their incessant prayers Canberra and Goulburn Apostolic We look forward to welcoming you to the for a new bishop and their patience Administrator of the Diocese of Diocese of Wagga Wagga in this long time of transition. In Wagga Wagga Appointment of the Bishop of Wagga Wagga Curriculum Vitae of the Most Reverend Mark Stuart Edwards, OMI., Bishop of Wagga Wagga. The Most Reverend Mark Stuart of Mary Immaculate from 2001 to Edwards, O.M.I., was born in 2012. Balikpapan, Indonesia, on 14th Bishop Edwards was appointed June 1959. He attended St Leonard's Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese Primary School, Glen Waverley, of Melbourne and given the Titular Mulgrave and then Secondary School See of Garba on 7th November 2014. at Mazenod College. He obtained He received the Episcopal Ordination a Bachelor of Science Degree from on 17th December 2014. Monash University in Melbourne. At present he is a member of the Having entered the Novitiate of Bishops Commission for Catholic the Missionary Oblates of Mary Education of the Australian Catholic Immaculate in 1980, he made final Bishops' Conference. profession on 17th February 1984. Appointments: He studied for the priesthood at 1986 - 1989 Teacher, Mazenod Catholic Theological College within College, Mulgrave the University of Divinity and was 1990 - 1997 Teacher, Iona College, ordained priest on 16th August Brisbane. 1986. His priestly ministry has 1998 - 2004 Aspirants' Master, Saint seen him engaged in wide-ranging Mary's Seminary, Mulgrave. appointments in education and 2004 - 2007 Novice Master, Saint formation. Mary's Seminary, Mulgrave. He pursued higher studies at 2005 - 2010 Lecturer, Catholic Monash University where he Theological College, Melbourne. obtained a Bachelor of Letters and 2007 - 2010 Director of Scholastics, a Doctorate in Philosophy in 2007. Saint Mary's Seminary, Mulgrave He served as a Counsellor of the 2010 - 2014 Rector, Iona, College, Australia Province of the Oblates Brisbane MAY 2020 ISSUE #2 - TOGETHER 4 BISHOP ELECT Melbourne congratulates new Bishop ‘On this Feast Day of St Philip Neri, it is with great pleasure, and a twinge of sadness, that I welcome the appointment of Bishop Mark Edwards OMI as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga,’ Archbishop Peter A Comensoli said.
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