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各位教友： 大家好﹗我在上星期的彌撒後，宣佈了將有另一位主教上任巴拉瑪打教區主教。相信大多數人都希望更多了解他和他的未來教區計劃。我正好利用此篇幅介紹主教Anthony Fisher OP (安多尼主教)， 希望能幫助大家早點熟的他，並盡快把他迎進這個大家庭中。 聖父教宗本篤十六世，新近任命安多尼主教成為巴拉瑪打教區的第三任主教。他將接替行將退休的萬寧主教(Most Rev Kevin Manning) ，萬寧主教是在1997年接任巴拉瑪打教區第二任主教職務的。安多尼主教的就任慶典將在 St Patrick’s 主教座堂舉行，日期是今年3月4日(星期四)下午7:30。 安多尼主教是道明會神父，他精於倫理學。他在2008年負責統籌在悉尼舉行的普世青年節。在過去七年，他出任Watson’s Bay的本堂神父，並兼任悉尼教區輔理主教。以49歲之齡，安多尼主教是澳洲歷來最年輕的主教。 安東尼主教說﹕「這是一個非常榮幸的機會，被委託領導和服務一個充滿活力､年輕如巴拉瑪打的教區。」「西悉尼是澳洲其中一個發展最快的地區，其人口年齡中位數只有32歲，擁有許多年輕家庭和眾多的民族群體。巴拉瑪打教區可能是澳洲最年輕的教區之一，但已肯定成為第五大人口最多的教區，並存在許多令人振奮的機遇。」 在1986年，巴拉瑪打教區從悉尼總教區劃分開來。它的範圍包括 Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Parramatta 和 Penrith，以及部分Wollondilly和Liverpool。在對上一次人口普查中，有三分之一的人口自稱為天主教徒(總數319﹐215)，也是擁有最多天主教徒的教區。它現有49個堂區，76所教區學校（54所小學和22所中學）和6所修會學校。 巴拉瑪打教區更被形容為「當代澳洲城市的縮影」，它既擁有歷史悠久的教堂，如坐落巴拉瑪打的St Patrick’s 主教座堂(建於1827年）和溫莎的St Matthew’s 教堂（建於1832年），亦有不少教堂坐落新建成的區域，如Glenmore Park的St Padre Pio’s教堂將於下月啟用。 安多尼主教解釋說﹕「除了耶穌基督的福音和教會的訓導以外，我並不附帶任何議程。」「我希望能聆聽神職人員和教區各階層的聲音，了解他們的希望､恩寵和挑戰，並向他們學習。」 在統籌2008年澳洲歷來最盛大的國際會議和最具規模的青少年活動上，主教察覺許多巴拉瑪打教區的年青人､堂區､學校和家庭都參與了這盛會。安多尼主教說﹕「普世青年節提醒我青年福傳事工和讓年青人貢獻教會的重要性。我會把這寶貴的經驗和精力，引領到我的新角色裡。」 出生於悉尼西南區和在悉尼若干學校接受教育的主教，曾在悉尼大學學習歷史和法律，往後曾在律師事務所工作。期間，主教還參與了維護生命的社會運動。安多尼主教在1985年加入了道明會，這修會致力以終身學習､祈禱和團體生活來傳揚福音。主教在墨爾本學習神學，並在1991年晉鐸。其後在1995年於牛津大學完成了生命倫理學博士學位。 安多尼主教說﹕「作為神職人員和委身信仰的我，我極度欣賞神職人員和在西悉尼歷史作出貢獻的人所扮演的角色。神父是我們教區生活和信仰的骨幹，他們的貢獻涵蓋教育､福利､衛生和老年事務，以及堂區和靈性生活。當然，對我來說促進司鐸聖召和各種信仰召叫將會是優先處理的事項。」 安多尼主教的學術生涯甚為豐盛，他曾在幾個國家授課和廣泛出版生物倫理和道德哲學的著作。從1995年到2000年，他任教澳洲天主教大學。從2000年到2003年，他是位於墨爾本的若望保祿二世婚姻與家庭研究所的創會主任，目前他仍留任教授一職。他也兼任澳洲聖母大學教授和悉尼天主教學院副校長。直到現在，他仍然是教區生命和健康事務的主教代表，和出任悉尼總教區天主教學校董事會主席。 安多尼主教說﹕「我對福傳､教學和信仰培育擁有無比熱情，所以我會在巴拉瑪打教區致力在這幾方面投放自己。」 主教亦是新州天主教教育委員會的主席﹔天主教教條和倫理､衛生和社區服務兩個澳洲主教委員會的成員。他也是梵蒂岡宗座生命科學院的成員。 安多尼主教說﹕「今天我要對萬寧主教過去12年的一等領導給予高度評價。」「能追隨如此優秀的牧羊人的步伐，將帶給我無比的光榮。」 主佑 莫靖龍神父 (此乃莫神父書信之意譯，書信內容以英文為準) |
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Dear Parishioners: Last week in all the masses I gave the news about the new bishop that is coming to Parramatta. I am sure most of us want to know more about him and his future plans for this important diocese. This week I want to use this space to publish some details about Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, hopefully this will help us to get familiar with our new bishop and welcome him to his new home in Parramatta. The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has named Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP as the third bishop of Parramatta. He succeeds Most Rev Kevin Manning who has been Bishop of Parramatta since 1997 and is retiring. The liturgical celebration of Bishop Anthony’s installation will take place at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, at 7:30 pm on Thursday 4 March 2010. Bishop Anthony is a Dominican friar and ethicist. He was Coordinator of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney. For the past seven years he has been Parish Priest of Watson’s Bay and an auxiliary bishop of Sydney. At 49 Bishop Anthony Fisher is the youngest Catholic bishop in Australia. “It is a very great privilege to be entrusted with this role of leadership and service in the vibrant young diocese of Parramatta,” Bishop Anthony said. “Western Sydney is one of Australia’s fastest growing areas, with a median age of only 32, many young families and numerous ethnic communities. Parramatta may be one of our youngest dioceses but it is already the fifth most populous in Australia and has many exciting possibilities.” The Diocese of Parramatta was separated from the Archdiocese of Sydney in 1986 and includes the shires of Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Parramatta and Penrith, and parts of Wollondilly and Liverpool. With a third of the locals identifying as Catholic in the last census (319,215), it is Australia’s most Catholic area. It already has 49 parishes, 76 systemic schools (54 primary and 22 secondary) and 6 congregational schools. The Parramatta diocese has been described as “contemporary urban Australia in miniature” with parishes as old as St Patrick’s Parramatta (1827) and St Matthew’s Windsor (1832) and others still being established in the new suburbs of Sydney’s West and North-West, such as St Padre Pio’s church Glenmore Park which will be opened next month. “I don’t come with any agenda apart from the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church,” Bishop Anthony explained. “I want to hear from the priests and people of the diocese, their hopes, gifts and challenges, and learn from them.” In his role with WYD08, the largest international gathering and largest youth event in Australia’s history, Bishop Anthony found many young people, parishes, schools and families from the Parramatta Diocese were involved. “World Youth Day brought home to me the importance of youth ministry and the major contribution young people can make to our Church today. I will be bringing that experience and energy to my new role,” Bishop Anthony said. Born in South-West Sydney and educated in several Sydney schools, Bishop Anthony Fisher went on to study History and Law at the University of Sydney before practising in a city law firm. From this time he was also involved in the pro-life movement. In 1985 he entered the Order of Preachers (‘OP’ or ‘Dominicans’) - a religious order dedicated to preaching the Catholic faith in the context of a life of study, prayer and community. He studied theology in Melbourne, was ordained a priest in 1991 and completed a doctorate in bioethics at the University of Oxford in 1995. “As a priest and religious myself, I honour the role that priests and consecrated women and men have played in the history of Western Sydney. Priests are the backbone of our parish life and religious today contribute to education, welfare, health and aged care, as well as to parish and spiritual life. Naturally, promoting priestly and religious vocations will be a major priority for me,” Bishop Anthony said. Bishop Anthony’s academic life has included lecturing in several countries and publishing widely in bioethics and moral philosophy. From 1995 to 2000 he lectured at the Australian Catholic University. From 2000 to 2003 he was the foundation Director of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne where he is still a Professor. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia and Deputy-Chancellor of the Catholic Institute of Sydney. Until now he has also been Episcopal Vicar for Life and Health and Chairman of the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board. “I have a passion for preaching, teaching and formation, and so I will be very interested in the distinctive contribution the Catholic Church makes in this regard in the Diocese of Parramatta,” Bishop Anthony said. Bishop Anthony is Chairman of the NSW Catholic Education Commission and a member of the Australian Bishops’ Commissions for Doctrine and Morals and for the Health and Community Services. He is also a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life. “I want today to pay tribute to Bishop Kevin Manning who has given the diocese first-rate leadership over the past twelve years,” Bishop Anthony said. “It is an honour to follow in the footsteps of this good shepherd.” Peace in Jesus Fernando Montano |