Julian Porteous | |
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| Archbishop of Hobart | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Hobart |
| See | Hobart |
| Appointed | 19 July 2013 |
| Installed | 17 September 2013 |
| Predecessor | Adrian Leo Doyle |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 September 1974 by James Darcy Freeman |
| Consecration | 3 September 2003 by George Pell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julian Charles Porteous 5 June 1949 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Styles of Julian Porteous | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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Julian Charles Porteous (born 5 June 1949) is the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, Tasmania. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia, Episcopal Vicar for Renewal and Evangelisation, and Titular Bishop of Urusi (2003–2013).[1]
Porteous was installed as Archbishop of Hobart on 17 September 2013.[2]
In 2015 Porteous distributed a booklet to 12,000 families with children in Catholic schools across Tasmania entitled "Don’t Mess With Marriage" - the Catholic position on marriage.[3] The booklet argued of gay men and women that "pretending that their relationships are ‘marriages’ is not fair or just to them." There were calls by activists for others to refer the Archbishop to the Australian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner. Following 6 months of deliberations, the complaint was withdrawn without a finding.[4][5][6]
It has been reported that, "The real problem with the Porteous case was that it was unresolved".[7]
In 2022 Porteous was accused of promoting climate change skepticism in a church publication titled "Exposing the 'modern green religion'", platforming the views of mining-industry affiliated geologist Professor Ian Plimer.[8] He attracted further accusations of discrimination in 2024 after publishing a public letter titled "We are Salt to the Earth", in which he denounced the "woke" movement and "radicalised transgender lobby".[9]
- ^ "Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney – Our People". Sydneycatholic.org. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Vatican Radio". www.radiovaticana.va.
- ^ Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2015). "Don't Mess With Marriage" (PDF). Catholic Bishops of Australia.
- ^ Staff Writers (13 November 2015). "Anti-discrimination commissioner notifies archbishop of possible breach of the law". Catholic Weekly.
- ^ "Archbishop Porteous escapes further trial but Anti-Discrimination laws still hinder free speech".
- ^ "Subscribe to The Mercury". www.themercury.com.au.
- ^ Merritt, Chris (6 July 2019). "In the fallout of Folau, an opportunity to prevent another Porteous case". The Australian.
- ^ Lohberger, Loretta. "Archbishop accused of promoting climate change denier's views on anniversary of Pope's landmark letter". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Balen, Clancy (14 May 2024). "Catholic archbishop's denouncement of 'transgender lobby', legal abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, heavily criticised". ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.