AUSTRALIA
The Guardian (UK)
Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Tuesday 25 February 2014
The bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher, is firming as the favourite to replace Cardinal George Pell as the new archbishop of Sydney.
The vacancy has arisen after Pell’s elevation to “budget supremo” at the Vatican from March.
Brisbane archbishop Mark Coleridge was rated a strong contender but said he wouldn’t be putting his name forward and that he wanted to continue in his current role until retirement.
To find Pell’s successor, local consultations will be undertaken before three dossiers with information on candidates are presented to the congregation for bishops in the Vatican.
Fisher was born in Sydney in 1960 and joined the Dominican order in 1985.
In 2003 Fisher was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Sydney. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the third bshop of Parramatta in January 2010.
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