Episode Transcript
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It's a slightly longer gap
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from the announcement to the installation
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than would normally be the case.
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That's because I've got six weeks already planned
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when I've got commitments in Europe, and a little bit of a holiday as well.
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That leaves five weeks now
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where I'll be continuing with my normal
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commitments around the Diocese of Sandhurst and in Victoria.
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Farewell to the people there and
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try to help get things set up there
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for the time which will probably be some months at least
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until a new bishop is appointed in Sandhurst.
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I've been to Brisbane a number of times over the years.
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I've got some family who live here so that's
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that's been a good opportunity to have a connection here.
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It's a different perspective of course
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coming and thinking about being the Archbishop here.
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But it's a beautiful city
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and it's always struck me as a place that has a very homely feel.
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Yeah, no, I'm very much looking forward to it.
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So it's certainly a big shift.
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But at the same time I've had a number of big shifts over the years.
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And I
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value enormously and I have great affection for
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the people, the priests, the communities in Sandhurst,
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Bendigo in Victoria where I've been based for nearly six years now.
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I'm very conscious that I'm not from here, I don't know the place,
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I'm going to have to do a lot of learning
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of the people and of the culture, the history.
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And I'm really looking forward to that.
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I've always admired Archbishop Mark enormously.
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I was in the first class that he taught
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when he came back as a bright young thing
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with his scripture degree.
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And he's always been characterised by
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great vision and energy, eloquence.
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He has great capacity to inspire people
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and certainly that's something of what he's done for me over the years.
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And I'm delighted to be able to follow him here as I did
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eventually as Master at the Theology College.
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I'm very confident in what I've seen of
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what he's put in place and the people that are here who he's fostered.
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Building on a really strong legacy,
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it's one of the great things about the Archdiocese.
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And that's a wonderful legacy
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to be stepping into and which
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I'm certainly very committed to fostering.
