Cardinal Pell’s successor installed in Sydney

November 13, 2014

Bishop Anthony Fisher, a Dominican often described as a protégé of Cardinal George Pell, was installed as the Archbishop of Sydney on November 12.

“My hope is for a Church in which the Gospel is preached with joy, the wisdom of our tradition mined with fidelity, the sacraments celebrated with dignity and welcome, and the seminaries, convents and youth groups teeming with new life; a Church in which our parishes, chaplaincies and educational institutions are true centers of the new evangelization, our laity theologically literate and spiritually well-formed, our outreach to the needy effective and growing, and God glorified above all,” Archbishop Fisher preached.

To the laity, he said:

St. John Paul II called you to be prophets of truth, agents of a new evangelization for a new millennium. Pope Benedict called you to be objects of beauty, like precious gems refracting the glory of God and drawing all eyes to Him. And now Pope Francis calls you to be exemplars of goodness, 'missionary disciples' like Mary reaching out to her cousin and our suffering world, showing all "the mercy promised to our ancestors."

 

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Further information:

• Joy & Warmth Amid the Pomp & Spectacle of the Installation of the Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP (Archdiocese of Sydney)
• Homily for the Mass of Installation of Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP as Ninth Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Archdiocese of Sydney)
• Successor named for Cardinal Pell in Australia (CWN, 9/18)