Leslie Rogers Tomlinson

Coat of arms of Leslie Rogers Tomlinson

Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (born August 27, 1943 in Mildura ) is an Australian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Sandhurst .

Life

He was ordained a priest on August 18, 1972 by the Bishop of Ballarat , Ronald Austin Mulkearns .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on May 5, 2009 titular bishop of Sinitis and auxiliary bishop in Melbourne . The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis James Hart , donated him episcopal ordination on June 17 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Ronald Austin Mulkearns, Former Bishop of Ballarat, and Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto , Apostolic Nuncio in Australia.

He was named Bishop of Sandhurst on February 3, 2012, and inducted into the office on March 1 of the same year. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 23, 2019.

Web links

Entry for Leslie Rogers Tomlinson on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Sandhurst (Australia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 23, 2019, accessed July 23, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Angelo Grech	Bishop of Sandhurst 2012–2019	Shane Mackinlay

personal data
SURNAME	Tomlinson, Leslie Rogers
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst
DATE OF BIRTH	August 27, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mildura

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Sandhurst (Australia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 23, 2019, accessed July 23, 2019 (Italian).