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New Melbourne bishop
Pope John Paul II has appointed the Vicar-General of the archdiocese of Melbourne, Mons Christopher Charles Prowse, as an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.
The Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Denis Hart , said the appointment would take effect immediately.
Bishop-elect Prowse, 49, was ordained a priest in 1980.
His ordination as bishop will take place in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday, May 19.
He has been given the titular see of Bahanna.
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