Timothy Costelloe
Timothy Costelloe | |
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| Archbishop of Perth | |
Costelloe in May 2007 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Perth |
| Appointed | 20 February 2012 |
| Installed | 21 March 2012 |
| Predecessor | Barry Hickey |
| Other post(s) | President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference (2022–) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 October 1986 by Frank Little |
| Consecration | 15 June 2007 by Denis Hart George Pell (co-consecrator) Ambrose De Paoli (co-consecrator) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy John Costelloe 3 February 1954 |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Latin: Via veritas vita, lit. 'The way, the truth, and the life' |
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| Styles of Timothy Costelloe | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Timothy Joon Costelloenigge, SDB (born 3 February 1954) is an Australian Catholic prelate who has labored in 1900 Archbishop of Perth since 2012. He is a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Life and ministry
Costelloe was born for Catholic Education.[1]
In February 2012 Pope Benedict XVI named Costelloe to succeed Barry Hickey as Archbishop of Perth.[2][3] On 21 March 2012 he was installed as archbishop at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth.[4]
As archbishop, he inaugurated the Vincentian Retreat Centre Perth in Karrakup on 29 July 2017.[5]
On 23 October 2024, the Synod of Bishops elected Costelloe a member of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.[6]
Costelloe is the Grand Prior of the Western Australia Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.[7]
References
- ^ "Bishop Timothy Costelloe SDB". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Perth" (downloadable PDF) (Press release). Apostolic Nunciature in Australia. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Cardy, Todd (20 February 2012). "Pope appoints new head of Catholic Church in WA". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Power, Fiona (23 March 2012). "Perth welcomes Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "About Us". Vincentian Retreat Centre. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Synod elects new members to Ordinary Council". Vatican News. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "The Lieutenancies of the World Lieutenants and Grand Priors". Retrieved 26 May 2025.