This is a list of the bishops and archbishops of the Archdiocese of Sydney since 1842. The archbishop also holds the title of Catholic Primate of Australia.
List of bishops Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end Notes John Bede Polding, OSB Bishop of Sydney 5 April 1842 22 April 1842 days Elevated to Archbishop of Sydney
List of archbishops Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end Notes John Bede Polding, OSB Archbishop of Sydney 22 April 1842 16 March 1877 Died in office Roger Bede Vaughan, OSB Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney 28 February 1873 16 March 1877 Elevated to Archbishop of Sydney Archbishop of Sydney 16 March 1877 17 August 1883 Died in office Patrick Cardinal Moran Archbishop of Sydney 14 March 1884 17 August 1911 Died in office Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna27 July 1885 Michael Kelly Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney 16 July 1901 17 August 1911 Elevated to Archbishop of Sydney Archbishop of Sydney 17 August 1911 8 March 1940 Died in office Sir Norman Cardinal Gilroy, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney 1 July 1937 8 March 1940 Elevated to Archbishop of Sydney Archbishop of Sydney 8 March 1940 9 July 1971 Retired as Archbishop Emeritus of SydneyCardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati 18 February 1946 21 October 1977 Died in office Archbishop of Sydney 9 July 1971 12 February 1983 Retired as Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia mare5 March 1973 16 March 1991 Died in office Edward Cardinal Clancy, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 25 October 1973 24 Nov 1978 Elevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn) Archbishop of Sydney 12 February 1983 26 March 2001 Retired as Archbishop Emeritus of SydneyCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella28 June 1988 3 August 2014 Died in office George Cardinal Pell, Archbishop of Sydney 26 March 2001 24 February 2014 Elevated to Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello21 October 2003 10 January 2023 Anthony Fisher, OP Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 4 March 2010 Elevated to Bishop of Parramatta Bishop of Parramatta 4 March 2010 Elevated to Archbishop of SydneyArchbishop of Sydney present days
Auxiliary bishops Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end Notes Joseph HigginsAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 11 September 1888 4 May 1899 Elevated to Bishop of Rockhampton Michael Sheehan Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney 22 February 1922 1 July 1937 Retired as Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney 1 July 1937 1 March 1945 Died in office Eris O'Brien Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 5 February 1948 16 November 1953 Elevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn) Patrick Lyons Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 8 March 1950 11 October 1956 Elevated to Coadjutor Bishop of Sale James Patrick Carroll Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 6 January 1954 23 July 1984 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney 23 July 1984 14 January 1995 Died in office James Darcy Freeman Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 9 December 1956 18 October 1968 Elevated to Bishop of Armidale Thomas William Muldoon Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 1 March 1960 6 September 1982 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney 6 September 1982 13 January 1986 Died in office Edward Francis Kelly, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 6 February 1969 19 December 1975 Elevated to Bishop of Toowoomba Edward Bede Clancy Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 23 October 1973 24 November 1978 Elevated to Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn) David Cremin Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 25 October 1973 22 February 2005 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney 22 February 2005 present incumbent Bede Vincent HeatherAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 23 October 1973 24 November 1978 Elevated to Bishop of Parramatta John Edward Heaps Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 4 September 1981 12 March 1992 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney 12 March 1992 21 June 2004 Died in office Patrick Laurence MurphyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 20 December 1976 8 April 1986 Elevated to Bishop of Broken Bay Geoffrey Robinson Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 23 January 1984 15 July 2004 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney 15 July 2004 29 December 2020 Died in office Peter Ingham Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 24 May 1993 8 April 1986 Elevated to Bishop of Wollongong Julian Porteous Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 16 July 2003 19 July 2013 Elevated to Archbishop of Hobart Anthony Fisher, Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 3 September 2003 4 March 2010 Elevated to Bishop of Parramatta Terry BradyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 4 October 2007 10 October 2022 Retired as Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Sydney Peter Comensoli Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney 20 April 2011 27 February 2014 Elevated to Apostolic Administrator of Sydney Apostolic Administrator of Sydney 27 February 2014 20 November 2014 days Elevated to Bishop of Broken Bay Anthony RandazzoAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 24 August 2016 7 October 2019 Elevated to Bishop of Broken Bay Richard UmbersAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney 24 August 2016 present incumbent
See also
Roman Catholicism in Australia St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
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