AUSTRALIA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,
25 Feb 2014
Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell to a new senior role in the Vatican.
Cardinal Pell will be the Prefect for the Economy of the Holy See and will be based in Rome.
It is the most senior role to which an Australian cardinal has been appointed and people from business, welfare groups, politics as well as church leaders have applauded the appointment.
Australia’s first ambassador to the Holy See, Tim Fischer said today it is a wise move by Pope Francis and “long overdue”.
Speaking from Rome Cardinal Pell said he was deeply honoured to have been appointed by the Holy Father as the Prefect of the new Secretariat for the Economy. …
It is expected an Administrator will soon be appointed to the Archdiocese until a new Archbishop is named.
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