Joseph Grech

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The Most Reverend

Joseph Grech
Bishop of Sandhurst
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseSandhurst
Appointed8 March 2001
Installed27 April 2001
Term ended28 December 2010
PredecessorNoel Desmond Daly
SuccessorLes Tomlinson
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (1998–2001)
Orders
Ordination30 November 1974
by Joseph Mercieca
Consecration10 February 1999
by George Pell
Personal details
Born(1948-12-10)10 December 1948
Balzan Malta
Died28 December 2010(2010-12-28) (aged 62)
Melbourne Australia
NationalityMaltese

Joseph Angelo Grech (10 December 1948 – 28 December 2010[1][2]) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Sandhurst from 2001 to 2010.

Grech was born in Balzan, Malta, on 10 December 1948. After studies in the local schools, he moved to Melbourne, Australia, where he continued his studies. He was ordained a priest on 30 November 1974 in his home town, before returning to Melbourne to take up parish duties. He became an auxiliary bishop of the Melbourne archdiocese in 1998.

On 8 March 2001, he was appointed the Bishop of Sandhurst, based in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo. He was installed on 27 April and served in that position until his death from a blood disorder on 28 December 2010.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sandhurst bishop dies", The Age, 29 December 2010
  2. ^ "Most Reverend Joseph Angelo Grech DD", Diocese of Sandhurst death notice, The Herald Sun, 29 December 2010
  3. ^ Catholic Hierarchy
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Preceded by 6th Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst
2001–2010 		Succeeded by


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