The new Archbishop-designate of Hobart, Julian
Porteous, says he will seek to involve more young people in the Catholic
Church, during his first visit since his appointment in July as the
11th Archbishop in Tasmania, reports the ABC on Yahoo7.He was in Hobart to meet retiring Archbishop Adrian Doyle and local students before taking up the role in September.
After working in Sydney for 38 years, the Archbishop says he is looking forward to moving to the state. "From the 17th September Tassie is my home, it's where I'm going to live, presumably I'll see out my days here I'm very happy to do that," he said.
"I've always loved coming here for bushwalking so I'll be able to keep up my bushwalking and enjoy this beautiful, this beautiful island."
Archbishop Doyle, who served in the role for 15 years, said one of his replacement's biggest challenges will be the provision of priests.
"We've got a situation in Burnie where the Marist priests who've been there for 50 plus years have told us that they'll be leaving at the end of the year, so that's a very big challenge," he said.
"The ultimate decision about who will go there and what will happen, that will be his to make."
The Archbishop-designate says he is devoted to showing young people that the Catholic Church has something positive to offer them. Tasmania itself needs to find and encourage, particularly young men, to step forward to offer themselves as priests."