Anthony Randazzo

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Anthony Randazzo
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
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Church Catholic Church
Diocese Broken Bay
Appointed7 October 2019
Installed4 November 2019
Predecessor Peter Comensoli
Other post(s) Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (2023–present)
President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (2023–present)
Orders
Ordination29 November 1991
by  Francis Roberts Rush
Consecration24 August 2016
by  Anthony Fisher
Personal details
Born
Anthony Randazzo

(1966-10-07) 7 October 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAustralian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater Pius XII Seminary, Banyo Pontifical Gregorian University [2]
Motto Latin: Fiat Voluntas Tua, lit. 'Thy will be done'
Styles of
Anthony Randazzo
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord
Religious style Bishop

Anthony Randazzo (born 7 October 1966 [3] [4] ) is an Australian bishop. He is currently the bishop ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay [5] and also the apostolic administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. [6] He was consecrated to the episcopate by Archbishop Anthony Fisher at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on 24 August 2016. [7]

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Early life

Anthony Randazzo was born on 7 October 1966 in Sydney, the son of Colin Randazzo and his wife Caterina Di Losa from Lipari, Italy. His parents worked as fruiterers in their family business at Bankstown until relocating to Coolangatta on the Gold Coast in 1967. He is the third of four children; he has three sisters. Randazzo was educated at Saint Augustine's School in Coolangatta, Guardian Angels School in Southport and Aquinas College in Southport. [8]

Priesthood

In 1985, Randazzo commenced his formation for priesthood at Pius XII Seminary, Banyo. Having ministered as a deacon at All Saints Parish Albany Creek, he was ordained priest on 29 November 1991 at the Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane by Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush. From 1992 to 1994, he was a curate at Saint Mary's Parish Ipswich, and from 1995 to 1997 he served as Master of Ceremonies at the cathedral in Brisbane. In 1998 Randazzo was sent to Rome where he undertook studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Upon his return to Brisbane in 2001, he was appointed pastor of Regina Caeli Parish Coorparoo Heights, Associate Judicial Vicar at the Regional Tribunal and Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Brisbane. [8]

In 2004, Randazzo was called to Rome where he worked in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for five years. He returned to Australia and from 2009 until 2015 he was Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary of Queensland. In the first semester of 2016, he was given sabbatical leave for studies in sacred scripture in Jerusalem. [8]

Episcopacy

Randazzo was appointed on 24 June 2016, along with Richard Umbers, by Pope Francis to be a new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney. He was consecrated and installed on 24 August 2016 at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney by Archbishop Anthony Fisher. He was appointed Bishop-Elect of Broken Bay Diocese by Pope Francis, on Monday 7 October 2019. His installation took place in November 2019.

In February 2023, Randazzo was elected president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania for a four year term. [9]

In April, 2023, he was named Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, effective 1 July 2023, following the resignation of Monsignor Carl Reid. [10] [11]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by TITULAR 
Titular Bishop of Quiza
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Broken Bay
2019–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Apostolic Administrator of the
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

2023–present
Incumbent