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Gregory Bennet

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The Most Reverend

Gregory Bennet
Bishop of Sale
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseSale
Appointed27 June 2020
Installed8 December 2020
PredecessorPatrick O'Regan
Previous post
  • Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne (2012–2020)
Orders
Ordination22 August 1992
by Thomas Francis Little
Consecration8 December 2020 at
St Mary's Cathedral, Sale
by Peter Andrew Comensoli
Personal details
BornGregory Charles Bennet
(1963-04-07) 7 April 1963 (age 63)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DenominationCatholicism
EducationBraemar College
Coat of armsGregory Bennet's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Gregory Bennet
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFrank Little
Date22 August 1992
Episcopal consecration
Date8 December 2020
Styles of
Gregory Charles Bennet
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleHis Lordship or My Lord Bishop
Religious styleBishop

Gregory Charles Bennet (born 7 April 1963) is an Australian bishop of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Diocese of Sale since 2020. He previously served in the Archdiocese of Melbourne and became its vicar general in 2012.

Early life

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Bennet was born on 7 April 1963 in Melbourne,[1] the second of four children of Len and Maureen Bennet. He was raised in the Melbourne suburbs of Canterbury and Balwyn North. His family moved to Bullengarook during his teenage years,[2] He attended St Dominic’s Primary School in East Camberwell, All Hallows Primary School in Balwyn and Marcellin College in Bulleen.[3] He graduated from Braemar College in Woodend.[1] Bennet studied economics and administration and worked for the Commercial Bank of Australia.[2] Starting in 1986, he attended seminary at the Melbourne Regional Seminary and completed his studies at the Catholic Theological College.[1]

Priesthood

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On 22 August 1992, Bennet was ordained a priest by Archbishop Thomas Francis Little, Archbishop of Melbourne.[1][4]

He was appointed assistant priest of Greensborough and then administrator of Seymour.[5][6] In 1996, he was sent to the United States to study pastoral psychology at Loyola College in Baltimore. In 1998 he studied spirituality at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where he obtained his Licentiate in Spirituality. He returned to Melbourne in 2000, when he was appointed director of the Ministry to Priests. In 2004, he became director of the Office for Evangelisation and in 2007, was appointed parish priest of Balwyn North.[7]

In 2012, he was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and Moderator of the Curia. In the same year, he was appointed as a Prelate of Honour of His Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI and given the title of Monsignor.[8]

Episcopacy

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Pope Francis appointed Bennet Bishop of Sale on 27 June 2020.[1] His consecration and installation, first scheduled for 20 October, was postponed because of restrictions on public gatherings due to COVID-19.[9] He received his episcopal consecration on 8 December 2020 from Peter Andrew Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne.[10]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Dicastery for the Clergy on 23 March 2023.[11] In May, he was elected Vice-President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, succeeding Archbishop Anthony Fisher.[12] In 2025, he attended the Papal Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV.[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Resignations and Appointments, 27.06.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Hall, Edwina (18 March 2012). "Meet our new Vicar General". Kairos Catholic Journal. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Greg Bennet". Catholic Diocese of Sale. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Monsignor Greg Bennet appointed tenth Bishop of Sale". Communications Office. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia 1994. E J Dwyer. 1994.
  6. ↑ OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA. E J Dwyer. 1996.
  7. ↑ "Appointment of bishop of Sale in Australia". Vatican.va. Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bishop Greg Bennet". cdsale.org.au. Catholic Diocese of Sale. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ordination of the Bishop of Sale postponed". Catholic Outlook. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Greg Bennet ordained as Catholic Bishop of Sale". Catholic Outlook. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.03.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Greg Bennet elected Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference". Melbourne Catholic. Archdiocese of Melbourne. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Conference President, VP attend Papal Inauguration Mass". The Record. Archdiocese of Perth. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
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