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'''Joseph Angelo Grech''' (10 December 1948 &ndash; 28 December 2010 <ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sandhurst-bishop-dies-20101228-199ep.html Sandhurst bishop dies], The Age, 29 December 2010</ref>) was a [[Roman Catholic]] bishop in Australia.
'''Joseph Angelo Grech''' (10 December 1948 &ndash; 25 December 2010 <ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sandhurst-bishop-dies-20101228-199ep.html Sandhurst bishop dies], The Age, 29 December 2010</ref>) was a [[Roman Catholic]] bishop in Australia.


Born in [[Malta]], Grech was ordained as a priest in Australia in 1974 for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne|Archdiocese of Melbourne]]. He became an auxiliary bishop of the Melbourne archdiocese in 1998 and, in 2001, he was appointed the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst|Bishop of Sandhurst]], based in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo, in which position he served until his death.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgrech.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref>
Born in [[Malta]], Grech was ordained as a priest in Australia in 1974 for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne|Archdiocese of Melbourne]]. He became an auxiliary bishop of the Melbourne archdiocese in 1998 and, in 2001, he was appointed the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst|Bishop of Sandhurst]], based in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo, in which position he served until his death.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgrech.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref>

Revision as of 20:27, 28 December 2010

Joseph Angelo Grech (10 December 1948 – 25 December 2010 [1]) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Australia.

Born in Malta, Grech was ordained as a priest in Australia in 1974 for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. He became an auxiliary bishop of the Melbourne archdiocese in 1998 and, in 2001, he was appointed the Bishop of Sandhurst, based in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo, in which position he served until his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sandhurst bishop dies, The Age, 29 December 2010
  2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy