BISHOP TIM COSTELLOE APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH

Pope Benedict has appointed Melbourne auxiliary bishop Tim Costelloe the new Archbishop of Perth, reports The Age.
The Melbourne-born member of the Salesian order, who has been a bishop fewer than five years, replaces Archbishop Barry Hickey as one of Australia’s seven archbishops.
Archbishop-elect Costelloe, 58, who was ordained in Melbourne in 1986, is also an adjunct professor at the Australian Catholic University and serves on two Australian Catholic Bishops Conference committees – education, and doctrine and morals. He spent four years in Perth in the 1990s.
In a statement, Archbishop Philip Wilson called the appointment good news not only for the people of Perth, but for the Church in Australia. “Bishop Timothy Costelloe is a gifted, highly intelligent pastor who has shown consistent leadership in Melbourne where he has been an Auxiliary Bishop over the past five years”, he said.
“He is a very insightful person who has an excellent pastoral manner and a keen intellect”, he said.
In response to his appointment, Archbishop-elect Costelloe said he admires the
“commitment and strong sense of solidarity among the clergy of the Archdiocese” in Perth.
“I hope that I will be able to foster this spirit of mutual respect and cooperation in my new role as archbishop. I came, too, to value the vibrancy of the faith of the Catholic people of the Archdiocese. We are a very multi-cultural society and, consequently, a very multi-cultural Church. This is a source of strength and hope for us all.”