George Pell

About George Pell

In 2001, he was appointed Archbishop of Sydney by the Roman Catholic Church as an Australian cardinal.

George Pell is an Australian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the inaugural prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy between 2014 and 2019, and was a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers between 2013 and 2018. Ordained a priest in 1966 and bishop in 1987, he was made a cardinal in 2003. Pell served as the eighth Archbishop of Sydney, the seventh Archbishop of Melbourne and an auxiliary bishop of Melbourne. He has also been an author, columnist and public speaker. Since 1996, Pell has maintained a high public profile on a wide range of issues, while retaining an adherence to Catholic orthodoxy. Pell worked as a priest in rural Victoria and in Melbourne and also chaired the aid organisation Caritas Australia from 1988 to 1997. He was appointed as a delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention in 1998, received the Centenary Medal from the Australian government in 2003 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2005.

Church	Catholic Church
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Melbourne, Pontifical Urban University, Campion Hall, Oxford, Monash University
Consecration	21 May 1987, by Frank Little
Ordination	16 December 1966, by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Born	June 8, 1941, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Motto	Nolite timere, ("Be not afraid")
Other posts	Cardinal priest of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello (2003–present)
Successor	Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves
Rank	Cardinal priest
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Scala (1987–1996), Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (1987–1996), Archbishop of Melbourne (1996–2001), Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014), Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers (2013–2018), Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy (2014–2019)
Created Cardinal	21 October 2003, by John Paul II
Term ended	24 February 2019
Appointed	24 February 2014

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Trivia

He criticized Pope Benedict XVI's decision to retire, reasoning that it would set a problematic precedent.

George Pell before fame

In 1960, he began his studies as a priest at Corpus Christi College.

Achievement of George Pell

He slammed Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down, claiming it would establish a bad precedent.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

George Pell family life

George Arthur, a heavyweight boxing champion, was his father.

Associations of George Pell

Pope John Paul II elevated him to the cardinalate in 2003.

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