The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is the Most Rev Philip E Wilson.
The President and Vice-President are each elected for two-year terms. The President of the ACBC occasionally makes statements either on behalf of the whole Conference, or by virtue of his position as President.
The Permanent Committee is the Executive and Standing Committee of the Conference. The President is ex officio. Other members are elected for terms of two years.
Cardinal George Pell is often mistaken for the head of the Catholic Church in Australia. This is incorrect. He is the Cardinal and Archbishop of Sydney, but being a cardinal does not give him jurisdiction over other bishops, or the church in general outside his archdiocese.
The pope in Rome is the leader of the entire Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church did not exist in 4 BC.
There is no "Church of Australia". There are several prominent denominations such as: * Anglican Church Of Australia * The Catholic Church in Australia * Presbyterian Church of Australia * Apostolic Church Australia * Lutheran Church of Australia * Baptist Church of Australia
The Roman Catholic Church
The pope is the leader of the catholic Church on earth.
Pope Francis is the supreme leader of the Catholic Church.
The leader of the Catholic Church is the pope. Today (2011) that is Pope Benedict XVI.
The pope in Rome, today that would be Pope Benedict XVI, is the leader of the ENTIRE Catholic Church, even in Russia.
As of March 2013, Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church.
England, Australia and every other country where Roman Catholicism exists, is always headed by the Pope. The Roman Catholic Church has just one earthly leader who resides in Rome.
The pope is the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church.
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