The Bishop of Parramatta, Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, will petition the
Holy See for permission to dedicate his diocese to the patronage of St
Mary of the Cross MacKillop.
The Bishop made the announcement to a congregation who had gathered in St Patrick’s Church in Blacktown for the diocesan canonisation celebrations on October 31, the Parramatta diocesan magazine Outlook reported.
Bishop Fisher was the principal celebrant at the Mass, which was concelebrated by the vicar general, Fr Robert McGuckin, St Patrick’s parish priest, Fr Peter Confeggi, and priests of the diocese.
Music in
the Mass featured hymns written by Australian composers specifically for
Mary MacKillop.
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