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| The Most Reverend Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett | |
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| Born | (1937-12-01) 1 December 1937 (age 87) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Occupation | Bishop |
Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett (born 1 December 1937) is a retired Australian Roman Catholic bishop who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore.
Formerly an Anglican priest, Jarrett converted to the Catholic Church in 1965. He was ordained a priest in Sydney on 14 May 1970 by the Archbishop of Hobart, Guilford Clyde Young.
Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Lismore on 9 December 2000. His episcopal consecration was performed by the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Edward Clancy, on 22 February 2001 at St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore; his co-consecrators were Francesco Canalini, Apostolic Nuncio in Australia and John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Lismore. He chose Supra firmam petram as his motto.
After John Satterthwaite's resignation, he succeeded him on 1 December 2001 in the office of Bishop of Lismore and was introduced to the office on 12 December of the same year.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on 20 December 2016.
He was succeeded by Greg Homeming on 22 February 2017.
References
- "Lismore Diocese". www.lismorediocese.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Lismore (Australia) e nomina del successore". Tägliches Bulletin (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- "Bishop Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
- http://olmcvarroville.org.au/
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