Peter Connors
| The Most Reverend Peter Connors | |
|---|---|
| 7th Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarat | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Ballarat |
| Appointed | 30 May 1997 |
| Installed | 23 July 1997 |
| Term ended | 1 August 2012 |
| Predecessor | Ronald Mulkearns |
| Successor | Paul Bird |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Temuniana |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
23 July 1961 (Priest) by Archbishop Justin Simonds |
| Consecration |
21 May 1987 (Bishop) by Archbishop Frank Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 March 1937 Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Peter Joseph Connors (born 1937) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat from 1997 to 2012 and is now Bishop Emeritus following his retirement on 1 August 2012.[1]
Connors was born in Mordialloc on 6 March 1937 and ordained as a priest on 23 July 1961.[1] He was secretary to the Archbishop of Melbourne, Frank Little, from 1974 to 1976, then vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Melbourne until 1987.[2] He was consecrated as the titular bishop of Temuniana in 1987 and appointed as Bishop of Ballarat on 30 May 1997.[1]
In 2015, Connors admitted to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that he had no excuse for failing to escalate complaints and allegations against priests under his charge.[2] In 2013, he had also told the Commission that his predecessor in Ballarat, Bishop Ronald Mulkearns had shown great naivety in moving priest from one parish to another when they were known to have abused children.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Bishop Peter Joseph Connors". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- 1 2 Donelly, Beau (2 December 2015). "Bishop Peter Connors admits he had failed parishioners on paedophiles". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ Zwartz, Barney (30 April 2013). "Catholic Church 'facilitated' abuse". The Age. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ronald Mulkearns |
7th Catholic Bishop of Ballarat 1997–2012 |
Succeeded by Paul Bird |