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Episcopal Ordination and Installation of the Most Rev George Kolodziej SDS, Fifth Bishop of Bunbury, Western Australia
The Catholic Diocese of Bunbury today celebrates the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of the Most Rev George Kolodziej SDS as the Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Bunbury, Western Australia. Bishop George was ordained and […]
Bishop George Kolodziej SDS Ordination Address
Dear Friends,“Rejoice in the Lord always.” My heart is full of rejoicing!Thank You Bunbury!As I take up this ministry of bishop, I am deeply honoured to be welcomed by so many of you today. We […]
Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent 2025
One of the deepest struggles of the human heart is the fear of being alonefeeling abandoned in suffering,unnoticed in pain or unheard in prayer.Many people ask, “Where is God in my struggles? Does God see […]
Let us love both mother and unborn child
Dear Brothers and Sisters,Legislation was introduced into the Western Australian parliament this last week to make access to abortion easier. The aim is to facilitate the abortion of more unborn human beings than current legislation […]
Australian Catholics mourn Pope Francis
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, says Pope Francis will be remembered as a man of simplicity, humility and compassion.Pope Francis, born Jorge Maria Bergoglio, became the first non-European pope in centuries, […]
Message from the Bishop
As you will have heard, last Friday night Western Australian time, Pope Francis accepted my resignation as Bishop of Bunbury, which was submitted nearly ten months ago. As parishioners 76 years old or older will appreciate, I have neither the health nor the energy to continue to be responsible for a Diocese that is more than half the size of Victoria.
Letter to the Diocese of Bunbury regarding the Death of Pope Francis
We, in the diocese of Bunbury, unite with the people of God across Australia, and around the world, in both sadness and grief at the news of Pope Francis’ death at 7.35am (Rome time) on […]
Pastoral Letter from The Most Rev Timothy Costelloe SDB DD Apostolic Administrator
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 1:2) I hope you will forgive me for the formal greeting which opens this […]
Letter to the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Bunbury on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
Dear brothers in the ordained ministry, sisters and brothers in Christ, Habemus Papam! We have a Pope! It is with great joy that we, the Catholic community of the diocese of Bunbury, celebrate the election […]