Greg Homeming

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Gregory Homeming

OCD
Bishop of Lismore
Church Roman Catholic Church
DioceseLismore
SeeLismore
Appointed20 December 2016
Installed22 February 2017
Predecessor Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett
Orders
Ordination20 July 1991
Consecration22 February 2017
by  Anthony Fisher
Personal details
Born
Gregory Paul Homeming

(1958-05-30) 30 May 1958 (age 65)
Alma mater
MottoGod alone suffices
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Gregory Homeming.svg

Gregory Homeming OCD (born 30 May 1958) [1] is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore. [2] His installation took place on 22 February 2017. [3]

Homeming was born on 30 May 1958 into a Chinese Australian family and was educated in Shepparton, Victoria, before completing his secondary education at St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point. He joined the Discalced Carmelite order in 1985 after working for four years as a lawyer, and was ordained a Carmelite priest on 20 July 1991 after having obtained a Bachelor of Theology from the Melbourne College of Divinity and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. Until his episcopal consecration, he served as the regional vicar of the Discalced Carmelite friars in Sydney. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Sixth bishop of Lismore", St Carthage's Parish, Lismore, 21 December 2016
  2. "Congratulations – Fr Greg Homeming – Sixth Bishop of Lismore", Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Varroville
  3. "Archbishop Fisher Welcomes Appointment of New Bishop of Lismore". Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (published 21 December 2016). 2016.

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