Our diocese's vision is 'that every person’s heart be inflamed by the love of God'.

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The Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev Shane Mackinlay, Eighth Bishop of Sandhurst, will take place at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, on Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 12:00 noon.

pdf Click here to download the Mass booklet for the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Reverend Shane Mackinlay (3.83 MB)