Joseph Grech

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Joseph Angelo Grech (10 December 1948 – 28 December 2010^[1]^[2]) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Australia.

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

↑ "Sandhurst bishop dies", The Age, 29 December 2010
↑ "Most Reverend Joseph Angelo Grech DD", Diocese of Sandhurst death notice, The Herald Sun, 29 December 2010
↑ Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Noel Desmond Daly	6th Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst 2001–2010	Succeeded by Les Tomlinson

v t e Roman Catholic Bishops of Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

Martin Crane Stephen Reville John McCarthy Bernard Denis Stewart Noel Desmond Daly Joseph Grech Les Tomlinson

Persondata
Name	Grech, Joseph Angelo
Alternative names
Short description	Australian bishop
Date of birth	10 December 1948
Place of birth
Date of death	28 December 2010
Place of death

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