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641:28 October
612:28 October
587:28 October
555:28 October
517:References
511:euthanasia
505:Euthanasia
358:priesthood
270:Australian
227:Alma mater
205:Balikpapan
194:1959-06-14
145:Ordination
1565:Indonesia
1553:Australia
1529:Biography
1308:Suffragan
1261:Geraldton
1231:Suffragan
1165:Toowoomba
1148:Joe Caddy
1135:Suffragan
1078:Sandhurst
1061:Paul Bird
1048:Suffragan
1010:Melbourne
881:Suffragan
490:Christmas
486:Jon Faine
477:Christmas
445:in 2016.
407:when the
350:novitiate
300:Indonesia
209:Indonesia
132:(2014-20)
126:(2014-20)
101:In office
93:Appointed
1444:Chaldean
1422:Maronite
1347:Holy See
1294:Adelaide
1111:Brisbane
1056:Ballarat
900:Bathurst
889:Armidale
405:Canberra
378:Brisbane
367:ordained
331:Mulgrave
316:Anglican
163:by
150:by
1515:Portals
1433:Melkite
1250:Bunbury
922:Lismore
352:of the
343:Clayton
310:in the
276:prelate
77:Diocese
1383:vacant
1356:Hobart
1316:Darwin
1255:vacant
1244:vacant
1239:Broome
1143:Cairns
894:vacant
851:Sydney
499:Advent
495:carols
443:Poland
387:rector
339:Monash
288:rector
174:Bishop
140:Orders
72:Sydney
59:Church
1209:Perth
468:Mercy
463:Views
423:with
337:from
249:Motto
1067:Sale
672:2017
643:2017
614:2017
589:2017
557:2017
427:and
294:Life
184:Born
171:Rank
455:in
360:at
341:in
329:in
265:OMI
85:See
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