Christopher Prowse


Christopher Prowse
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn and Apostolic Administrator of the Military Diocese of Australia
Prowse in St Christopher's Cathedral
DioceseCanberra – Goulburn
SeeCanberra & Goulburn
Installed19 November 2013
PredecessorMark Coleridge
Other post(s)Bishop of Sale (2009–2013)
Orders
Ordination16 August 1980 (priest) in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne by Frank Little[1]
Consecration19 May 2003 (bishop) in St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne by Denis Hart[1]
Personal details
Born
Christopher Charles Prowse

(1953-11-14) 14 November 1953 (age 70)
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsFrank Prowse and Marian Atkinson
OccupationCleric
ProfessionRoman Catholic bishop
Alma materMonash University:
Melbourne College of Divinity
Pontifical Gregorian University;
Pontifical Lateran University
Coat of armsChristopher Prowse's coat of arms
Styles of
Christopher Prowse
Reference styleHis Grace
Spoken styleYour Grace

Christopher Charles Prowse (born 14 November 1953 in East Melbourne, Victoria[1]) is an Australian Roman Catholic bishop. He is currently the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra – Goulburn; appointed to the post on 12 September 2013 and installed as archbishop on 19 November 2013. On 12 September 2016, Prowse was named as apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga following the retirement of Bishop Gerard Hanna. On 26 May 2020, Pope Francis announced Mark Stuart Edwards would become the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga, however Prowse remained apostolic administrator until Bishop Edwards' installation on 22 July 2020.

Prowse served as the director of the Catholic Pastoral Formation Centre (1997-2001) and from 1999 was the media spokesman. He has been co-chair of the Australian Anglican and Roman Catholic Dialogue, and a member of the executive committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences in Oceania. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Monash University 1978), a Bachelor of Theology degree (Melbourne College of Divinity 1979), a Licentiate in Moral Theology (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1987) and a Doctorate in Moral Theology (Pontifical Lateran University - Alfonsianum Academy, Rome, 1995).[2]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference prowse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn" (Press release). Apostolic Nunciature in Australia. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.