Jump to content

Anthony Joseph Burgess

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rathfelder (talk | contribs) at 21:02, 16 April 2021 (± 2 categories using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Anthony Joseph Burgess (29 July 1938 − 23 October 2013) was an Australian-born Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1967 in Maitland for the Diocese of Hobart, Burgess was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea in May 2000, before being ordained bishop of the title in September 2000. He succeeded Raymond Kalisz in August 2002 and retired in September 2013, a month prior to his death.[1]

References

  1. ^ Anthony Joseph Burgess profile, catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed December 10, 2014.


Stub icon

This article about a Catholic bishop or archbishop from Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Joseph_Burgess&oldid=1018217909"