Les Tomlinson

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The Most Reverend

Les Tomlinson
Bishop emeritus of Sandhurst
Coat of arms of Leslie Rogers Tomlinson.svg
Diocese Sandhurst
Installed1 March 2012
Term ended23 July 2019
Predecessor Joseph Grech
Successor Shane Mackinlay
Orders
Ordination18 August 1972 [1] in
St Joseph's Church, Red Cliffs
Consecration17 June 2009 [1] in
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
Personal details
Born
Leslie Rogers Tomlinson

(1943-08-27) 27 August 1943 (age 81)
Mildura, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
ParentsEdward Tomlinson and Alice Tomlinson (née Rogers)
Occupation Roman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma mater St Paul’s National Seminary, Sydney
Motto Latin: In nomine Christi
In Christ's name

Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (born 27 August 1943) is an Australian retired Catholic bishop. [2] On 3 February 2012, it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Tomlinson as the seventh Bishop of Sandhurst. He was installed on 1 March 2012. [1] [3] He was formerly an auxiliary bishop and Vicar General in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

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Early career and background

Tomlinson was born in Mildura, Victoria. He was educated at Sacred Heart School and St Joseph's College, Mildura. He undertook clerical work in Irymple and Melbourne prior to commencing studies for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College Werribee in 1968. At the invitation of Archbishop James Knox, he became one of the initial class of St Paul's National Seminary, in Kensington, Sydney. Tomlinson was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Melbourne at St Joseph's Church, Red Cliffs on 18 August 1972. Following ordination he was assistant priest at Mitcham for three years before being loaned to the Archdiocese of Hobart for three years. Returning to Melbourne he served as assistant priest in North Dandenong and Sunshine before being appointed successively as parish priest of Carlton, Rowville and Ormond. [4]

Tomlinson was dean of St Patrick's Cathedral for four months prior to being appointed vicar-general and moderator of the curia in April 2003, an appointment he held until his appointment as Bishop of Sandhurst. Pope John Paul II named him as a Prelate of Honour on 27 May 2003. Tomlinson also held a range of administrative roles for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. He had been an active member of the St Patrick's Cathedral Works Committee (1994–1997), involved as committee member and then secretary of the Priests' Remuneration Fund (August 1992–January 2003). He spent some years as state chaplain to the Knights of the Southern Cross and as the spiritual advisor of the state council of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Victoria. [4]

Bishop

On 5 May 2009, Tomlinson was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Titular Bishop of Sinitis and an auxiliary bishop of Melbourne and was consecrated at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on 17 June 2009. [1] [4] On 15 October 2011, Tomlinson and eight other Australian bishops had an Ad Limina Apostolorum with Pope Benedict XVI and on 3 February 2012, Benedict XVI appointed Tomlinson as Bishop of Sandhurst [1] and he was installed in this position on 1 March 2012. [3] In 2019, Tomlinson was succeeded as Bishop by Shane MacKinlay. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Leslie Rogers Tomlinson". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "New Bishop of Sandhurst" (Press release). Diocese of Sandhurst. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vicar General: Bishop Tomlinson". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by 7th Bishop of Sandhurst
2012–2019		Succeeded by
Shane MacKinlay
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