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talled 12 november 2014 predecessor george pell other posts member of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith member of the pontifical academy for life member of the dicastery for promoting christian unity previous posts bishop of parramatta 2010 2014 titular bishop of buruni 2003 2010 auxiliary bishop of sydney 2003 2010 orders ordination 14 september 1991 by eusebius crawford consecration 3 september 2003 by george pell rank archbishop personal details born anthony colin joseph fisher 1 1960 03 10 10 march 1960 age 66 crows nest new south wales australia denomination roman catholic occupation prelate bioethicist solicitor alma mater university of sydney yarra theological union university college oxford motto latin veritatem facientes in caritate lit speaking the truth in love coat of arms ordination history of anthony fisher history priestly ordination ordained by eusebius crawford date 14 september 1991 place church of the holy name wahroonga episcopal consecration principal consecrator george pell sydney co consecrators edward clancy sydney bernard cyril o grady gizo date 3 september 2003 place st mary s cathedral sydney new south wales australia episcopal succession bishops consecrated by anthony fisher as principal consecrator richard umbers 24 august 2016 anthony randazzo 24 august 2016 greg homeming 22 february 2017 brian mascord 22 february 2018 daniel meagher 8 december 2021 anthony gerard percy 2 may 2025 peter murphy 8 may 2025 anthony colin joseph fisher op born 10 march 1960 is an australian catholic prelate who has served as archbishop of sydney and as the catholic primate of australia since 2014 he previously served as bishop of parramatta from 2010 to 2014 and as an auxiliary bishop for the archdiocese of sydney from 2003 to 2010 he is a member of the dominican order early life and education edit anthony colin joseph fisher was born the eldest of five children in crows nest sydney to gloria maguregui whose father was of spanish basque origin and whose mother was half italian and half romanian she migrated with her family to australia from asia in the 1950s and colin fisher a pharmacist from ashfield with anglo irish roots 2 he was baptised at st therese s church in lakemba and attended the parish school in 1965 and 1966 3 the fisher family lived in belmore canterbury and wiley park before moving to longueville and manly fisher attended st michael s primary school in lane cove holy cross college ryde and saint ignatius college riverview where he was dux in 1977 he studied at the university of sydney for six years obtaining a bachelor of arts in history with first class honours and a bachelor of laws he then practised law at the commercial law firm clayton utz where he drafted contracts for the redevelopment of the queen victoria building 4 he took leave from his job as a lawyer to go backpacking around europe to discern his vocation 5 priesthood edit fisher in 1994 fisher entered the order of preachers in 1985 and studied for the priesthood in melbourne receiving an honours degree in theology from the yarra theological union a member institution of the melbourne college of divinity now called the university of divinity 1 he worked for a time at uniya a centre for social research in kings cross on immigration and refugee issues and at holy name parish in wahroonga sydney he was ordained to the priesthood at holy name church in wahroonga by eusebius crawford op bishop of gizo on 14 september 1991 fisher undertook doctoral studies in bioethics at the university of oxford until 1995 matriculating from university college while residing at blackfriars hall his doctor of philosophy degree was granted for a thesis on justice in the allocation of healthcare his academic work has included lecturing in australia and overseas and publishing many books and articles on bioethics and morality in 1994 he appeared on two british television programs the bioethics series brave new world 6 and a special edition of the live discussion program after dark 7 from 1995 to 2000 fisher was a lecturer at the australian catholic university in melbourne from 2000 to 2003 he was the foundation director of the john paul ii institute for marriage and family in melbourne the australian campus of a postgraduate pontifical institute with nine campuses around the world 8 the principal work of the institute was in teaching and research on questions concerning respect for human life and the dignity of the person and support for marriage and family life the australian campus ceased operations in december 2018 fisher debating philip nitschke at sydney university 2003 styles of anthony fisher reference style the most reverend spoken style your grace or my lord archbishop religious style archbishop prior to his episcopal appointment fisher was the master of students seminarians and socius deputy to the prior provincial of the dominican order in australia and new zealand in the melbourne archdiocese he was episcopal vicar for healthcare spokesman for the archdiocese on matters of ethics a visiting lecturer at the catholic theological college and secretary to the senate of priests 8 his community engagements have included being chaplain to the parliament of victoria a member of the infertility treatment authority of victoria chair or member of several hospital ethics committees a conventual chaplain ad honorem to the sovereign military order of malta and a chaplain to various other organisations he has also had various engagements in parish life and the pastoral care of dying and disabled people 8 in august 2003 fisher debated euthanasia activist philip nitschke at the great hall of the university of sydney 4 9 episcopate edit auxiliary bishop of sydney edit fisher was appointed an auxiliary bishop of sydney and titular bishop of buruni by pope john paul ii on 16 july 2003 and consecrated by cardinal george pell at st mary s cathedral sydney on 3 september 2003 he took speaking the truth in love ephesians 4 15 as his episcopal motto he was the parish priest of our lady star of the sea church watsons bay and episcopal vicar for life and health in the archdiocese of sydney as well as serving on the australian bishops commission for doctrine and morals 1 and as chair of the sydney catholic schools board chair of the catholic education commission of new south wales deputy chancellor of the catholic institute of sydney and an adjunct professor at the university of notre dame australia 10 he has been a member of the pontifical academy for life since 2004 fisher was the organiser of world youth day 2008 held in sydney 11 this was the largest youth gathering and largest religious event ever held in australia it attracted 250 000 young people for a week long festival and 400 000 people for the final mass with pope benedict xvi which was held at randwick racecourse 12 bishop of parramatta edit fisher was named the third bishop of parramatta by pope benedict xvi on 8 january 2010 and was installed on 4 march 2010 in st patrick s cathedral parramatta 1 as bishop of parramatta fisher oversaw the implementation of faith in our future the pastoral plan for the diocese of parramatta which focussed on growing and sharing faith in the areas of families youth ethnicity vocations and evangelisation 13 under his episcopate fisher continued as chair of the catholic education commission of new south wales and adjunct professor in theology at the university of notre dame australia he was also a member of the company of the australian catholic university and served as a member of the australian bishops commission for pastoral life as chair of the anti euthanasia task force and as the bishops delegate for youth fisher issued a number of pastoral letters to priests and the faithful of the diocese on the themes of confession come back to me with all your heart lent 2011 pastoral planning faith in our future lent 2012 the child abuse crisis with the other new south wales bishops sowing in tears lent 2013 14 personal vocation thy kingdom come christ the king 2013 and the eucharist this wonderful sacrament corpus christi 2014 15 following a significant increase in vocations to the priesthood in the diocese of parramatta he directed the building of the new seminary of the holy spirit at harris park on 20 december 2011 he received an honorary doctor of laws from the university of notre dame australia 10 archbishop of sydney edit on 18 september 2014 pope francis appointed fisher as archbishop of sydney 11 the next day fisher called for harmony in the community in light of counter terrorism raids that had just begun he said as a religious leader though i think people of faith have something very important to do and to say at the moment these are troubled times in our world and even in our own city we need to bring some calm and some restraint and some wisdom at this time 16 fisher was installed as archbishop of sydney on 12 november 2014 in a ceremony attended by the lord mayor of sydney clover moore the premier of new south wales mike baird and john howard a former prime minister of australia as well as other politicians and leaders of orthodox christian and other religious communities in sydney 17 18 19 on 6 may 2015 pope francis appointed fisher a member of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith 20 on 13 august 2015 fisher debated moral philosopher peter singer at the sydney town hall about the legalisation of euthanasia 21 the debate was organised by the sydney university catholic society and adjudicated by the abc s editor of religion and ethics scott stephens 22 fisher argued that euthanasia creates two classes of people those whose lives we value and those whose lives we don t and that while comforting people through their suffering requires more from society it also places more value on humanity and endorses the intrinsic value of life 23 in december 2015 fisher was diagnosed with guillain barré syndrome following a gastrointestinal infection he received intensive care treatment physiotherapy and rehabilitation at st vincent s hospital sydney before moving to mount wilga rehabilitation centre 24 the archdiocese of sydney announced that fisher would return to regular active duties from 5 may 2016 25 and he celebrated his first public mass on 29 may 2016 26 pope francis named fisher as a member of the congregation for the oriental churches on 6 august 2019 the appointment involves specific dialogue with the eastern churches in australia and across the world 27 pope leo xiv named fisher a member of the dicastery for christian unity in 2025 this involves dialogue within the orthodox anglican and protestant churches as well as the jews fisher is the grand prior of the new south wales australia lieutenancy of the equestrian order of the holy sepulchre of jerusalem 28 and chief chaplain of the order of malta in australia and conventunal chaplain grand cross ad honorem as archbishop fisher has issued pastoral letters to priests and faithful on hope and peace in a time of insecurity let your light shine easter 2015 29 on religious life for all the saints november 2015 30 on the child sexual abuse crisis sackcloth and ashes lent 2017 31 stir up our hearts advent 2017 on youth and faith my dear young friends 2018 on the covid 19 pandemic 2021 and 2021 32 on mass attendance come home to mass december 2020 32 on synodality walking together in communion participation and mission october 2023 33 on the eucharistic congress wonderful news 2024 34 and on the synod of sydney toward a more prayerful christlike and missionary church february 2025 35 response to child sexual abuse cases edit in july 2008 when asked at a world youth day press conference about an alleged case of clerical sexual abuse in melbourne years earlier fisher said happily i think most of australia was enjoying delighting in the beauty and goodness of these young people and the hope the hope for us doing these sorts of things better in the future as we saw last night at world youth day rather than than dwelling crankily as a few people are doing on old wounds the father of the alleged victims and advocates for survivors of abuse reacted angrily and criticised fisher s language one said we ve had non stop calls from family members who are angry and distressed about this young bishop s response 36 37 fisher said his comment had been taken out of context i called the reporters cranky and boy did i get jumped upon they said i was calling the abuse victims cranky which i certainly wasn t doing 38 a when he became archbishop fisher committed the church to doing better in its response to child sexual abuse cases upon being named archbishop he said victims of abuse and all young people must come first no excuses no cover ups the church must do better in this area and i am committed to playing a leading role in regaining the confidence of the community and of our own members 11 he stated that the church in australia is going through a period of public scrutiny and self examination and expressed his hope that it will emerge from this purified humbler more compassionate and spiritually regenerated 11 40 he lamented the institutionalised child sexual abuse that occurred historically in his former diocese of parramatta and took the opportunity to apologise for what he acknowledged as the church s failure to properly assist victims 41 speaking of previous abuse cases he reiterated his desire for openness and change saying we want to make sure every child is safe and cherished going forward 40 at the mass for his installation as archbishop of sydney fisher said to survivors of abuse and all affected i say the church is i am profoundly sorry for what happened all young people must be cherished and protected the church can do better and i am committed to giving a lead in this area i pray that the church will emerge from this period of public scrutiny humbler more compassionate and spiritually regenerated only then will we regain credibility and trust in many people s eyes 42 he repeated this apology at the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse 43 and held a service of prayers of forgiveness and reparation at st mary s cathedral following the release of the commission s final report 44 views edit australian federal election 2016 edit in the campaign cycle leading up to the 2016 federal elections fisher condemned the policies of the australian greens describing them as nasty and contravening basic moral standards specifically calling out their policies regarding same sex marriage removing religious exemptions in anti discrimination laws and their support of the safe schools programme he also called on the government to honour its commitment to take in syrian christian refugees and put in place common sense policies regarding refugees and asylum seekers in light of the exposition of abuse suffered by detainees in offshore processing centres he stated that it was a matter of striking 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