| Bishops of Ballarat (Roman Rite) |
 Bishop Mark Freeman (66)
(2026.01.07 – ...)
Bishop of Ballarat (Australia)
In faith and hope and love | Born: | 1959.09.13 (Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1984.08.24 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2026.03.19 |
| Priest of Hobart (Australia) (1984.08.24 – 2026.01.07) Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (2026.01.07 – ...) |
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 Bishop Paul Bernard Bird, C.SS.R. (76)
(2012.08.01 – 2026.01.07)
Bishop emeritus of Ballarat (Australia)
Peace be with you | Born: | 1949.07.17 (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1975.05.17 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 2012.10.16 |
| Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (2012.08.01 – 2026.01.07) |
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Bishop Peter Joseph Connors (89)
(1997.05.30 – 2012.08.01) Bishop emeritus of Ballarat (Australia)
That we may be one | Born: | 1937.03.06 (Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1961.07.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1987.05.21 |
| Priest of Melbourne (Australia) (1961.07.23 – 1987.03.30) Titular Bishop of Temuniana (1987.03.30 – 1997.05.30) Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) (1987.03.30 – 1997.05.30) Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1997.05.30 – 2012.08.01) |
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Bishop Ronald Austin Mulkearns
(1971.05.01 – 1997.05.30) | Born: | 1930.11.11 (Caulfield, Victoria, Australia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1956.07.22 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1968.12.04 | | Died: | 2016.04.04 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 85) |
| Titular Bishop of Cululi (1968.09.05 – 1971.05.01) Coadjutor Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1968.09.05 – 1971.05.01) Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1971.05.01 – 1997.05.30) |
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Bishop James Patrick O’Collins
(1941.12.23 – 1971.05.01) | Born: | 1892.03.31 (Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | | Ordained Priest: | 1922.12.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1930.05.11 | | Died: | 1983.11.25 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 91) |
| Bishop of Geraldton (Australia) (1930.02.11 – 1941.12.23) Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1941.12.23 – 1971.05.01) |
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Bishop Daniel Foley
(1916.04.12 – 1941.10.31) | Born: | 1865.01.25 (Ballyhea, Ireland) | | Ordained Priest: | 1886.12.08 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1916.08.24 | | Died: | 1941.10.31 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 76) |
| Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1916.04.12 – 1941.10.31) |
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Bishop Joseph Higgins
(1905.03.03 – 1915.09.16) | Born: | 1838.01.13 (Moyvore, Ireland) | | Ordained Priest: | 1863.05.29 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1889.03.31 | | Died: | 1915.09.16 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 77) |
| Titular Bishop of Antiphellus (1888.09.18 – 1899.09.21) Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) (1888.09.18 – 1899.09.21) Bishop of Rockhampton (Australia) (1899.09.21 – 1905.03.03) Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1905.03.03 – 1915.09.16) |
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Bishop James Moore
(1884.01.12 – 1904.06.26) | Born: | 1834.01.05 (Newton Sands, Ireland) | | Ordained Priest: | 1878.06.27 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1884.04.27 | | Died: | 1904.06.26 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 70) |
| Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1884.01.12 – 1904.06.26) |
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Bishop Michael O’Connor
(1874.04.24 – 1883.02.14) | Born: | 1829.10.04 (Dublin, Ireland) | | Ordained Priest: | 1854.06.10 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1874.05.17 | | Died: | 1883.02.14 (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia † 53) |
| Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1874.04.24 – 1883.02.14) |
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