Gregory Bennet Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Gregory Charles Bennet
Bishop of Sale
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Sale
Appointed:27 June 2020
Enthroned:8 December 2020
Predecessor:Patrick O'Regan
Ordination:22 August 1992
Ordained By:Frank Little
Consecration:8 December 2020
Consecrated By:Peter Comensoli
Birth Name:Gregory Charles Bennet
Birth Date:1963 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Religion:Catholicism
Alma Mater:Braemar College
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Gregory Charles Bennet.svg
Gregory Charles Bennet
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:His Lordship or My Lord Bishop
Relstyle:Bishop

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 of in 2012.

Biography

Gregory Bennet was born on 7 April 1963 in the Melbourne,[1] the second of four children of Len and Maureen Bennet. He was raised in Canterbury and Balwyn North. His family moved to Bullengarook during his teenage years,[2] He attended at St Dominic’s Primary School, East Camberwell, All Hallows Primary School Balwyn, and Marcellin College 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] In 1992, Bennet was ordained a priest by Frank Little, Archbishop of Melbourne.[1] [4]

Pope Francis appointed him 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.[5] He received his episcopal consecration on 8 December 2020 from Peter Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne.[6]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Dicastery for the Clergy on 23 March 2023.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Resignations and Appointments, 27.06.2020 . 27 June 2020. 27 June 2020. Holy See Press Office.
  2. News: Meet our new Vicar General. Edwina. Hall. 18 March 2012. 27 June 2020. Kairos Catholic Journal. 29 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629231916/http://melbournecatholic.org.au/Melbourne-News/ArtMID/453/ArticleID/11254/Meet-our-new-Vicar-General. dead.
  3. Web site: Bishop Greg Bennet . 24 March 2023 . Catholic Diocese of Sale .
  4. News: Monsignor Greg Bennet appointed tenth Bishop of Sale. 27 June 2020. 27 June 2020. Communications Office. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. 27 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627122600/https://melbournecatholic.org.au/News/ArtMID/416/ArticleID/24503/Monsignor-Greg-Bennet-appointed-tenth-Bishop-of-Sale. dead.
  5. News: 24 March 2023 . Ordination of the Bishop of Sale postponed . 28 September 2020 . Catholic Outlook .
  6. Web site: 2020-12-10 . Greg Bennet ordained as Catholic Bishop of Sale . 2024-05-02 . Catholic Outlook . en-AU.
  7. 24 March 2023 . 23 March 2023 . Resignations and Appointments, 23.03.2023 . Holy See Press Office .