PERTH, WA: February 21, 1991
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CONSULTORS MEET AND PICK BISHOP HEALY AS... Bishop Healy preaching the panegyric.
The acting eader Following his election by the diocesan consultors, Bishop Robert Healy, 65, has been appointed administrator of the archdiocese of Perth. He will hold that position until an archbishop is nominated who will present his letter of appointment to the consultors and be installed in a cathedral ceremony. Bishop Healy was formerly vicar general to
Archbishop Foley as was Monsignor Michael Keating. Both positions lapsed with the death of the archbishop but as an auxiliary bishop, Bishop Healy automatically was entitled to assume the authority of a vicar general until a meeting of the consultors could be called within eight days. The eight consultors — Bishop Healy, Monsignor M. Keating, Frs Ross
OSM, G. Carroll, Cun- as administrator, once tion sole, upon the death ningham, Casey, T. Cor- during the post-operative of its archbishop. coran and J. Bianchini — convalescence of ArchbiBishop Healy has the met at 9.30am on Febru- shop Foley in 1985 and power to attend to the the 1988 extended routine government of ary 11. They were entitled to absence overseas when the archdiocese but with choose any priest to Archbishop Foley made restrictions on certain the his visit to the pope and appointments and administer looked into a number of innovations. archdiocese. matters and spent a Following the election, month long retreat in the Monsignor Keating, a by secret ballot, Bishop USA. former vicar general, has Healy assumed office A provision already been asked by Bishop and the Apostolic Pro- existed for Bishop Healy Healy to be his delegate Nuncio was advised. immediately to assume in a number of adminisThis is the third time financial authority of the trative matters. Bishop Healy has acted archdiocese, a corporaOther vicar positions
lapsed with the death of Archbishop Foley except for Father Gregory Carroll, the judicial vicar of the tribunal and who therefore is responsible for the continuing administration of justice in the absence of an archbishop. The incoming council of priests, which was scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting at Jarrandale only last Thursday and Friday
also lapsed with the death of the archbishop and will not be convened until the arrival of a successor. The selection of a successor to Archbishop Foley is supervised by the Apostolic ProNuncio Archbishop Franco Brambilla who presided at the funeral Mass. No time for the completion of this process has been announced.
Tribute to spiritual guide, friend The people of Perth received Archbishop Foley into their hearts as a spiritual guide and friend, said Bishop Healy in St Mary's Cathedral last Friday. Seven years ago, in the letter of appointment, he said, the Holy Father exhorted Archbishop Foley "to continually care for and encourage the flock of Perth". Taking into account the messages of sympathy, the callers to the cathedral and the large gathering at the funeral, this had truly happened, said the auxiliary bishop who served Archbishop Foley over the seven years. "At his installation in this cathedral, he described himself as one who lacked the back-
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ground and experience of many called to leadership positions. "What we discovered over the next seven years was a greatness based on a deep personal spirituality evident in his hope, and joy insight, optimism. "We saw it in his boundless energy, his constant encouragement of others and his willingness to reach out to a multitude of people. "Perhaps one area in which this was more obvious was in his dedication to our migrant people. "He helped many of them to come here, met them at planes and boats and helped them to settle down- in their new country.
Archbishop Foley's casket bearing a tree sprig, the chalice and the gospels. 'They became his life- recall today most of all is long friends and admir- what he taught us about ers because of the help he being Church. gave them in so many "He defined Church as ways. 'a community of disciples "No doubt we all have of the Lord Jesus, united different memories of with him by faith and him but what we need to baptism and gifted by
Him, each in a different way, for the pilgrimage we share in faith'. "He was insistent that the Church must be a Christian community of love and fraternity. "He repeated this theme
frequently and stressed in many ways that we all have our roles to play within its life. "He called on us to be inclusive — to reach out and invite others to participate in our corn-
munion as Church. "He called us also to search together to discern the guidance and gifts of the Holy Spirit in the life of archdiocese through consultation.
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