Peter Comensoli


Peter Comensoli
Archbishop of Melbourne
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseMelbourne
SeeMelbourne
Appointed29 June 2018
Installed1 August 2018
PredecessorDenis Hart
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 May 1992
by William Edward Murray
Consecration8 June 2011
by George Pell
Personal details
Born
Peter Andrew Comensoli

(1964-03-25) 25 March 1964 (age 60)
NationalityAustralian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoPraedicamus Christum crucifixum ("We proclaim a crucified Christ")
Coat of armsPeter Comensoli's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Peter Comensoli
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byWilliam Edward Murray
Date22 May 1992
PlaceSt John Vianney Co-Cathedral, Fairy Meadow
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGeorge Pell (Sydney)
Co-consecratorsPhilip Wilson (Adelaide)
Peter Ingham (Wollongong)
Date8 June 2011
PlaceSt Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Peter Comensoli as principal consecrator
Shane Mackinlay16 October 2019
Styles of
Peter Comensoli
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop

Peter Andrew Comensoli (born 25 March 1964) is an Australian Catholic prelate who was named the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne on 29 June 2018.

He had been serving as the third Bishop of Broken Bay in New South Wales since December 2014. From 2011 to 2014 he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney.

  1. ^ "Bishop Peter Andrew Comensoli". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Retrieved 12 November 2013.