Sydney Auxillary Bishop Richard Umbers – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:29:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Priests called to be ‘digital disciples’ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/24/priests-called-digital-disciples/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/24/priests-called-digital-disciples/#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:18:45 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=14775 A visiting bishop from Australia has encouraged Kiwi priests to be “digital disciples”, involved in social media. Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary bishop of Sydney, gave this exhortation at a Hamilton diocese priests’ summer gathering in Rotorua on January 30-31. The bishop spoke on evangelisation and it was in this context that he made the

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/24/priests-called-digital-disciples/feed/ 0 Kiwi-Aussie bishop looks forward to ministry https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/09/27/kiwi-aussie-bishop-looks-forward-ministry/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/09/27/kiwi-aussie-bishop-looks-forward-ministry/#respond Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:30:25 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=13743 Newly-ordained auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Richard Umbers said his soul will remain his priority as he works to serve God and the community in his new role.  The Kiwi-born bishop was in Auckland the week prior to his episcopal ordination to visit his 82-year-old mother, Mary Umbers, and meet with Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn. He was ordained alongside auxiliary Bishop Tony Randazzo at

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