Harry Entwistle (born 31 May 1940) is an English-born Australian priest of the Catholic Church who was the first ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross (2012–2019).[1][2]
Harry Entwistle | |
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| Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 June 2012 |
| Term ended | 27 March 2019 |
| Predecessor | new post |
| Successor | Carl Reid |
| Other post(s) | Western Regional Bishop (ACCA), (2006–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 September 1964 (C of E) 15 June 2012 (RCC) by Timothy Costelloe (Catholic) |
| Consecration | 24 November 2006 (ACCA) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1940 Chorley, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (formerly Anglican) |
| Alma mater | St Chad's Theological College |
| Motto | Par ce signe "By this sign" |
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| Styles of Harry Entwistle | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Early life
editEntwistle was born on 31 May 1940.[3] He studied theology for ordination at St Chad's Theological College, University of Durham.[4]
Ordained ministry
editAnglican
editEntwistle was ordained a priest in the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in 1964. After various parish appointments in Lancashire, he became a prison chaplain, serving at HMP Wandsworth from 1981 to 1988. He migrated to Australia in 1988 and continued his parish and prison ministry in the Diocese of Perth of the Anglican Church of Australia. He entered the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia, a member church of the Traditional Anglican Communion, in 2006.[4] He served as Western Regional Bishop of that church from 2006 to 2012.[5]
Roman Catholic
editAfter reception into the Roman Catholic Church and ordination as a deacon, Entwistle was ordained to the priesthood at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, on 15 June, 2012 by Bishop Timothy Costelloe.[3] On the same day he was appointed Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross.[6] Entwistle was granted the title of Monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI in one of his last acts before retirement.[7]
References
edit- ^ Official Vatican Website Archived 2013-01-14 at archive.today (retrieved 15 June 2012)
- ^ "The Anglo-Catholic - Ordinariate Established for Australia". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Father Harry Entwistle [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Holy See establishes ordinariate in Australia". Catholic Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Staff (18 June 2012). "Oz gets an ordinariate". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia and Japan". GCatholic. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Monsignor Harry Entwistle". The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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