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FEBRUARY 27, 20167
CARDINAL GEORGE PELL’S CAREER IN THE CHURCH
June 8, 1941 – Born in Ballarat, Victoria
December 16, 1966 – Ordained
1971-1972 – Assistant priest Swan Hill parish
1973-1983 – Assistant priest Ballarat East parish
1973 – Shared St Alipius presbytery with Gerald Ridsdale and Monsignor William McMahon
1973-1984 – Episcopal Vicar for Education in Diocese of Ballarat
1981-1984 – Principal of Institute of Catholic Education (now merged with Australian Catholic University)
1984 – Administrator of Bungaree parish
July 16, 1987 – Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Melbourne
1987-1996 – Parish priest Mentone, Bishop for the southern region of Melbourne
1988-1997 – Chair of Caritas Australia
May 27, 1993 – Accompanies Ridsdale to his first court appearance; later says it was a mistake to show priestly solidarity and he did not know full extent of Ridsdale’s crimes
June 16, 1996 – Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne by Pope John Paul II
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