VALE BISHOP JOSEPH GRECH

In 1971, he came to Australia from Malta on his own and completed his formation for the priesthood in Melbourne being ordained in 1974 (part of a group of 30 Victorian priests—the record highest number of ordinations at Corpus Christi College).  Later he became involved in the Charismatic Renewal movement.  He was ordained a bishop in 1999 in Melbourne. In 2001 he became bishop of Sandhurst (Bendigo).  As a migrant, he understood the conditions of migrants and refugees, and represented the Australian Catholic Bishops on the issues of migrants and asylum seekers.  Suffering a blood disease, he was in hospital a few days before, surrounded by priest friends, he entered eternal life last Tuesday.