The Most Reverend Denis Hart DD |
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Archbishop of Melbourne | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Melbourne |
See | Melbourne |
Appointed | 22 June 2001 |
Installed | 1 August 2001 |
Predecessor | George Pell |
Other posts |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 22 July 1967 by Arthur Francis Fox |
Consecration | 9 December 1997 by George Pell |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Denis James Hart |
Born |
East Melbourne, Victoria |
16 May 1941
Residence | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (1997-2001) |
Styles of Denis James Hart |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace or My Lord Archbishop |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Denis James Hart (born 16 May 1941) is a Roman Catholic bishop, since 2001 he has been the 8th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Hart was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, the eldest of the three children of Kevin and Annie Hart. Educated at St John's Marist Brothers, in Hawthorn and Xavier College in Kew. He commenced study for the priesthood at Corpus Christi College between 1960 and 1967.
Ordained at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne on 22 July 1967, Hart served as a hospital chaplain, an assistant parish priest and then master of ceremonies at St Patrick's Cathedral. He supervised the preparation of the books used in worship, including the lectionary for Mass. He was liturgy director and assistant master of ceremonies for the 1986 Papal Visit to Australia. In 1987 Hart became a parish priest and in 1996 he became Vicar General and Moderator of the curia. He has served in the parishes of North Balwyn, North Richmond and West Brunswick. In 1997, he was consecrated a bishop and made an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
In 2001 Hart was appointed Archbishop of Melbourne, replacing George Pell who became the Archbishop of Sydney. On 29 June 2001, he received the pallium from Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square.