The First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia ran from October 3-10, 2021. It commenced the nine-month period of celebration, with the Second General Assembly scheduled for July 2022.
In 2020, we announced the roughly 280 members (formerly called delegates) for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, including members nominated by dioceses, eparchies, ordinariates, leaders of religious congregations, some church ministries and a personal prelature. The members represented those local churches at the celebration of the Council over two assemblies.
Masses and Livestreams
The Plenary Council ran from October 3-10. The following were sessions that were streamed online for the public.
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 3
Mass:
2:00pm AEDT
Celebrated by Archbishop of Perth, Archbishop Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President of the Plenary Council
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 4
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Bishop of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay, Vice-President of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia
Session:11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 5
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Adelaide Archbishop Patrick O’Regan
Session:11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 6
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP, Vice-President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Session:11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 7
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 8
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Wollongong Bishop Brian Mascord
Session:11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 9
Mass:
9:30am AEDT
Celebrated by Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli
Session:11:00am-12:15pm AEDT
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 10
Mass:
11:00am AEDT
Celebrated by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
See the complete schedule for Members below.
