Philip Wilson (archbishop)
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The Most Reverend Philip Wilson DD |
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| 8th Archbishop of Adelaide | |
| Church | St Francis Xavier's Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Adelaide |
| Province | Adelaide |
| Metropolis | Adelaide |
| See | Adelaide |
| Installed | 3 December 2001 |
| Predecessor | Leonard Faulkner |
| Other posts | Bishop of Wollongong (1996 – 2001) President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2006 – present) |
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| Ordination | 23 August 1975 by Edward Bede Clancy |
| Consecration | 10 July 1996 by Edward Bede Clancy |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Philip Edward Wilson |
| Born |
2 October 1950 Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John and Joan Wilson |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Profession | Bishop |
| Alma mater |
St Patrick's Seminary, Manly; Catholic Institute of Sydney |
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Styles of Philip Wilson |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Philip Edward Wilson (born 2 October 1950) is an Australian bishop who is the eighth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide from 2001. He has also been the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference since 2006. He served as a priest in what is now the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. After serving as vicar-general of that diocese and studying in the United States, Wilson was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong, where he gained a reputation as a "healing bishop" for handling child-abuse scandals.
Wilson was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, to Joan and John Wilson. He was the eldest of five children and received his primary and secondary education at St Patrick's Primary School in Cessnock and St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. By his mid-teens, Wilson had decided to enter the priesthood, and on his completion of high school, at the age of 18, he entered St Patrick's Seminary, Manly. In 1974, he received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Catholic Institute of Sydney.
Following his ordination in 1975, Wilson's first posting was to the parish of East Maitland, New South Wales, where he served as an assistant priest, an experience he referred to as a "wonderful highlight of my career". In 1977-78 he undertook studies in religious education in New York City. In 1978, he returned to Australia where he was appointed Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Maitland (now the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle). After being appointed parish priest of Maitland in 1983, he was promoted to Vicar-General, Diocesan Management and Administration in 1987. From 1990-95, Wilson studied canon law in Washington D.C., where he received a Licentiate of Canon Law, and was made a Prelate of Honour by Pope John Paul II.
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