Abp. Costelloe Named Synod Consultor

Abp. Tim Costelloe Named Consultor for the Synod General Secretariat

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(ANS – Vatican City – Jan. 11, 2024) – The work for the next session of the Synod on Synodality continues with the appointment of some consultors by the Pope. The Holy See Press Office announced on January 10 that the Holy Father has appointed 5 consultors to the general secretariat of the Synod, including Salesian Abp. Timothy Costelloe of Perth, Australia.

The following were appointed, along with Abp. Costelloe:

–     Msgr. Piero Coda, secretary general of the International Theological Commission;

–     Gaby Alfred Hachem, professor of theology at the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Lebanon;

–     Giuseppe Bonfrate, professor of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome;

–     Father Paul Béré, S.J., professor of Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.

In March 2023 Pope Francis appointed Abp. Costelloe one of the members of the preparatory commission for the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.