Bishop Installation Booklet

LITURGICAL RECEPTION & SOLEMN MASS OF INSTALLATION OF 

Most Reverend 

Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv 

A S T H E F O U R T H B I S H O P O F P A R R A M A T T A 

Thursday 16 June 2016 

ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, PARRAMATTA

Most Reverend 


DD STL 

FOURTH BISHOP OF PARRAMATTA

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LITURGICAL RECEPTION & SOLEMN MASS OF INSTALLATION

Bishop’s Coat of Arms and Motto 

A Bishop’s Coat of Arms traditionally consists of two halves: the left is the crest of the Diocese; the right of the Bishop 

himself. Bishop Vincent’s own Coat of Arms and Motto, adopted on his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, 

are of a personal character. The personal Arms of the Bishop are joined with the Arms of the Diocese of Parramatta in a 

heraldic practice called impalement, which illustrates the connection between the man and the office. The Bishop's Coat of 

Arms in heraldic terms: Azure, on a bar wavy Or three barrulets wavy Gules between three bezants Or thereon in dexter 

chief, the emblem of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventuals proper, in sinister chief, the stars of the Southern Cross 

azure and, in base, an anchor Gules. 

The Arms of the Diocese of Parramatta were 

adopted by Bishop Bede Heather on the 

erection of the Diocese and his appointment as 

its first Bishop in 1986. The design represents 

the mountains and rivers of the Diocese with 

the crowned Chi Rho christogram representing 

Christ. 

The blue represents Australia which embraces 

Vietnamese refugees with generosity. 

The Franciscan Coat of Arms represents 

the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals 

whose spirituality is oriented towards total 

conformity to the poor, the suffering and the 

crucified Christ. 

The Southern Cross represents Australia. 

The gold and red wavy band - referencing 

the Flag of South Vietnam - symbolises the 

struggles and hardships endured for the sake 

of our freedom and faith and the gold plates 

represent the Trinity surrounding us in 

our struggles and hardships. The red waves 

surrounded by the blue background also 

symbolise the painful journey to freedom by 

boat on the part of many former Vietnamese 

refugees. In spiritual realm, they signify the 

exodus that each Christian is called to make. 

Red anchor (anchor Gules) symbolises Christ 

our refuge in times of trial and our faith 

journey into the deep. 

The Bishop’s personal Arms were designed by Rev Guy Selvester and Richard d’Apice and illustrated by Sandy Turnbull in 2011. 

The Arms of the Diocese of Parramatta were designed by the late Michael McCarthy. They have been re-rendered by Sandy Turnbull. 

Duc in Altum ‘Go out into the deep’ 

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Bishops of Parramatta 

MOST REV 

BEDE VINCENT HEATHER 

DD LSS BA 

First Bishop of Parramatta 

(1986 – 1997) 

MOST REV 

KEVIN MICHAEL MANNING 

DD 

Second Bishop of Parramatta 

(1997 - 2010) 

MOST REV 

ANTHONY FISHER OP 

DD BA LIB BTheol DPhil 

Third Bishop of Parramatta 

(2010 - 2014) 


Introduction 

We gather this evening to welcome Bishop Vincent Long Van 

Nguyen OFM Conv as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta. The 

clergy, religious and people of the Diocese welcome to this 

celebration the family and friends of Bishop Vincent, leaders 

and representatives of other churches and faiths, civic and 

government representatives and our other distinguished 

guests. Thank you for joining us on this historic occasion. We 

are also joined tonight by many of the Bishops of Australia 

and a number of visiting clergy and religious. 

The ceremonies that constitute the Reception and Installation 

of a Bishop into his Diocese mark the beginning of a new 

chapter in both the life of the bishop and the diocese that he 

has been appointed to serve by the Holy Father. 

Tonight’s celebration is divided into three parts. The first part 

is Bishop Vincent’s formal Reception in his Cathedral Church. 

The new bishop will be brought from St Patrick’s Cathedral 

Presbytery to the main doors of the Cathedral where he will 

be met by His Grace Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP, 

Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province. 

In the forecourt of the Cathedral, Bishop Vincent will be 

welcomed by members of the local Aboriginal community. 

Upon reaching the narthex of the Cathedral, Archbishop 

Fisher will present the new Bishop to the Administrator of 

the Diocese and the College of Consultors. The Dean will 

present Bishop Vincent with a crucifix that he will venerate, 

and then Holy Water with which the new Bishop will bless 

those who have greeted him, the Dean and the College of 

Consultors of the Diocese of Parramatta. Bishop Vincent 

will then proceed to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel where he 

will pray before the Blessed Sacrament and then retire to the 

Sacristy where he will vest for Mass. 

The second part of the ceremony is the installation of the 

bishop into the Cathedra (the Bishop’s Chair) which will take 

place after the reading of the apostolic mandate. This will be 

followed by the Recognitio (the formal recognition of the 

new bishop) by the clergy and laity. 

The third part of the ceremony is the continuation of the 

celebration of the Mass. 

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OFFICES AND LITURGICAL MINISTRIES 

BISHOP VINCENT LONG VAN NGUYEN 

OFM CONV 

Fourth Bishop of Parramatta 

CONCELEBRANTS 

His Grace Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP 

Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of the Province 

His Excellency Most Rev Adolfo Tito Yllana 

Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino and 

Apostolic Nuncio to Australia 

The Archbishops and Bishops of Australia 

The Presbyterate of the Diocese of Parramatta and 

visiting presbyters from other Dioceses and Religious 

Congregations 

Assisted by Deacons of the Diocese of Parramatta 

UNIVERSAL PRAYER 

Malayalam 

Arabic 

Auslan 

Cantonese 

Spanish 

Polish 

MUSIC 

St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir 

Director of Music 

Visiting Organist 

Mrs Lisieux Joseph 

Miss Rosette Chidiac 

Mr Donovan Mulligan 

Ms Dorothy Yuen 

Mr Jose Luis Enciso 

Miss Gaby Zychowska 

Mr Bernard Kirkpatrick 

Mr Thomas Wilson 

(St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney) 

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES 

Rev John Paul Escarlan 

Diocesan Master of Ceremonies 

Rev Andrew Bass, Mr Christopher Ohlsen 

SERVERS 

Seminarians of the Diocese of Parramatta 

St Patrick's Cathedral Parish 

READERS 

First Reading: Miss Alana Michael 

Second Reading: Mr Gabriel Rulewski 

Gospel: Deacon Wilfredo Limjap 

Assistant Organist 

Senior Organ Scholars 

Junior Organ Scholar 

Psalmist 

Visiting Choir 

Soprano Soloist 

Brass Players 

Mr Michael Taylor 

Mr Timothy Coorey 

Mr Alex Stevens 

Mr Patrick Newman 

Ms Simone Aitkin 

Captivate Choir — 

Youth participants in the 

creative and performing arts 

program for Catholic schools 

in the Diocese of Parramatta 

Director - Mr David Russell 

Ms Stephanie Poropat 

Members of Sydney Youth 

Orchestra 


PRELUDES 

The following selection of organ preludes are played before the commencement of the Installation. 

Bells (from Three Characteristic Pieces) 

Toccata 

Toccata dell’ VIII Tono 

Prelude and Fugue in G minor (BWV558) 

“Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” (BWV731) 

Toccata 

J. Langlais 

E. Gigout 

Pasquini 

J.S. Bach (attrib.) 

J.S. Bach 

Th. Dubois 

CHORAL PRELUDES 

The following selection of preludes are sung by St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir and Captivate Choir. 

1) Brother James’ Air (The Lord’s my shepherd) J. Bain arr. R. Price Captivate Choir 

2) Jubilate Deo Canon (arr. Moore/ Kirkpatrick) Cathedral Choir 

3) Lord of all hopefullness (M. Archer) Cathedral Choir 

4) A Clare Benediction (J. Rutter) Captivate Choir 

5) Laudate Dominum (W. A. Mozart) Cathedral Choir 

Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes; laudate eum, omnes populi. 

Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus, et veritas Domini manet in aeternum. 

O praise the Lord, all you nations: praise him, all you people. 

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever. 

ENTRANCE OF DIOCESAN & VISITING CLERGY 

All remain SEATED and join in singing the hymn during the procession of clergy. 

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HYMN 

I bind unto myself today 


HYMN - Part II 

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ENTRANCE OF THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF AUSTRALIA 

During the procession, all remain SEATED, and join in singing the Official Hymn for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. 

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SOLEMN LITURGICAL RECEPTION 

As Bishop Vincent is led to the entry door gates of the Cathedral, the Cathedral bell ‘Patrick’ will be tolled. The Bishop is greeted 

first by members of the local Aboriginal community elders and representatives. 

Bishop Vincent is solemnly received by the Metropolitan Archbishop, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, the Administrator of the 

Diocese of Parramatta, Very Rev Peter G. Williams, and the College of Consultors. 

The Dean of the Cathedral, Very Rev Robert Bossini, presents him with the crucifix to kiss, and holy water to bless himself and 

those around him. Bishop Vincent is then led to the tabernacle in the Cathedral Chapel to pray for a short time before the Blessed 

Sacrament. 

As the Bishop is led to the Blessed Sacrament for Prayer, the schola sings the following antiphon. 

ANTIPHON 

Sacerdos et pontifex 

Gregorian Chant 

Sacerdos et Pontifex et virtutum opifex, 

pastor bone in populo,sic placuisti Domino. 

O priest and bishop, and worker of all virtues, 

good shepherd of your people, you have pleased the Lord. 

PSALM 116 (117) 

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes laudate eum omnes populi 

O praise the Lord, all you nations: praise him, all you people. 

Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius et veritas Domini manet in saeculum 

For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remains for ever. 

Gloria Patri et filio, et Spiritui Sancto 

Sicut erat in principio, et nunc et semper 

Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. 

World without end. Amen. 

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Bishop Vincent is then led into the Cathedral and presented to the assembly, who acclaim the new bishop, singing the antiphon 

‘Ecce sacerdos magnus’. 

ANTIPHON 

Ecce sacerdos magnus 

The Bishop is then led to the sacristy where he vests for the celebration of the Holy Mass. 

Please keep a short silence until the Bishop and ministers are vested 

and ready to enter the Cathedral. 


SOLEMN MASS OF INSTALLATION 

When the sacristy bell is rung, all STAND and join in singing the hymn. 

PROCESSIONAL HYMN 

Word of the Father 

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INTRODUCTION AND RITE OF INSTALLATION 

Archbishop Fisher 

All 

Archbishop Fisher 

All 

Please be SEATED. 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 

Amen. 

Peace be with you. 

And with your spirit. 

Archbishop Fisher will then welcome all present to the Installation and request from the Papal Nuncio whether there is a mandate 

from the Holy See. The Papal Nuncio confirms that such a letter has been received and the Archbishop will ask that it be read. 

The Papal Nuncio will read the Papal Bull, first in Latin and then in English. The Chancellor, Monsignor Ron McFarlane, will 

show it to the College of Consultors. 

Archbishop Fisher will then lead and place the new Bishop in the Cathedra. Bishop Vincent is then presented with the Cathedral 

Crozier. 

The new Bishop will then receive formal recognition from a family in the Diocese, two pilgrims who will participate in World 

Youth Day 2016, two members of Religious communities from the Diocese, and two priests of the Diocese. 

During the Recognition the Cathedral Choir will sing ‘Ego sum pastor bonus’ by G. B. Matucci. 

Ego sum pastor bonus 

qui animam meam pono pro ovibus meis 

I am the good shepherd 

who offer my life for my sheep. 

After the Recognition, the Deacon invites the assembly to STAND for the singing of the Gloria. 


GLORIA 

Mass of Christ the Redeemer 

B. Kirkpatrick 

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COLLECT 

All: 

Let us pray. 

O God, who in each pilgrim Church throughout the 

world make visible the one, holy, catholic and 

apostolic Church, 

graciously grant that your faithful may be so united to their shepherd and gathered 

together in the Holy Spirit through the Gospel and the Eucharist, 

as to worthily embody the universality of your people and become a sign and instrument 

in the world of the presence of Christ. 

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 

Amen. 

FIRST READING 

A reading from the prophet Isaiah 56: 1.6-7 

LITURGY OF THE WORD 

Thus says the Lord: Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be 

manifest. 

Foreigners who have attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his servants - all who 

observe the Sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to my covenant - these I will bring to my holy mountain. I will make 

them joyful in my house of prayer. Their holocausts and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will 

be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. 

The word of the Lord. 

Thanks be to God. 

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM 

Ps 66:2-3, 5-6, 8. Rv.4 

1. O God, be gracious and bless us 

and let your face shed its light upon us. 

So will your ways be known upon earth 

and all nations learn your saving help. R. 

2. Let the nations be glad and exult 

for you rule the world with justice. 

With fairness you rule the peoples, 

you guide the nations on earth. R. 

3. Let the peoples praise you, O God; 

let all the peoples praise you. 

May God still give us his blessing 

till the ends of the earth revere him. R. 

SECOND READING 

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 3: 9-11. 16-17 

You are God’s building. By the grace God gave me, I succeeded as an architect and laid the foundations, on which 

someone else is doing the building. Everyone doing the building must work carefully. For the foundation, nobody 

can lay any other than the one which has already been laid, that is Jesus Christ. 

Didn’t you realise that you were God’s temple and that the Spirit of God was living among you? If anybody should 

destroy the temple of God, God will destroy him, because the temple of God is sacred; and you are that temple. 

The word of the Lord. 

Thanks be to God. 


GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 

All STAND. 

Cantors: 

If we love one another, 

God will live in us in perfect love. 

All repeat the "Alleluia". 

GOSPEL 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 15: 9-17 

Jesus said to his disciples: 

‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. 

Remain in my love. 

If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, 

just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 

I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy be complete. 

This is my commandment: 

love one another, as I have loved you. 

A man can have no greater love 

than to lay down his life for his friends. 

You are my friends, if you do what I command you. 

I shall not call you servants any more, 

because a servant does not know his master’s business; 

I call you friends, because I have made known to you 

everything I have learnt from my Father. 

You did not choose me, no, I chose you; 

and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, 

fruit that will last; 

and then the Father will give you anything you ask in my name. 

What I command you is to love one another.’ 

The Gospel of the Lord. 

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 

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HOMILY - Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv 

UNIVERSAL PRAYER 

The intercessions are prayed in various languages. The response to each intercession is intoned by the cantor in Latin, with all 

responding “Te rogamus, audi nos.” (We beseech you, hear us.) 

Bishop: 

Reader: 

Reader: 

Reader: 

Let us turn to God our Father who has given us Jesus Christ to be our Good Shepherd and our Eternal 

High Priest, and to be the model of all who are called to a life of service. 

(Malayalam) 

Let us pray for the holy Church of God, especially Francis our Pope, Vincent our Bishop and all the clergy: 

may they continue to be inspired by the Holy Spirit and bear witness to the crucified and risen Christ. 

Cantor: Ut nos exaudire digneris: R. Re rogamus, audi nos. 

(Arabic) 

Let us pray for the faithful of the Diocese of Parramatta. 

That we may continue to live out our baptismal calling, open to the transforming message of the Gospel 

and heed the call of Christ to serve him and one another. 


(Auslan) 

Let us pray for those in public office. 

That in truth they may serve for the good of all, respecting the dignity of each person. 



Reader: 

Reader: 

Reader: 


All: 

(Cantonese) 

Let us pray for the poor and those in need. 

That the whole community may grow in awareness of the needs of those in want and respond generously 

through prayer and works of mercy. 


(Spanish) 

Let us pray for the sick and suffering. 

That through the skills and care of others they may have their needs met and find healing and peace. 


(Polish) 

Let us pray for those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. 

That their sins be forgiven, so that, by the mercy of God, they may enter life with the angels and the 

saints. 


Gracious God, may your faithful give witness to the presence of Christ through living out the Gospel 

constantly enriched by the Eucharist. May the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Mary of the 

Cross MacKillop assist us in our journey toward eternity. 

We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

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PREPARATION OF THE OFFERINGS 

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST 

‘Cantique de Jean Racine’ 

G. Fauré 

Verbe, égal au Très-Haut, notre unique espérance, 

Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux; 

De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence, 

Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux! 

Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante, 

Que tout l’enfer fuie au son de ta voix ; 

Dissipe le sommeil d’une âme languissante, 

Qui la conduit à l’oubli de tes lois! 

O Christ, sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle 

Pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé. 

Reçois les chants qu’il offre à ta gloire immortelle, 

Et de tes dons qu’il retourne comblé! 

Word, equal to the Almighty, our only hope, 

Eternal light of the earth and the Heavens; 

We break the peaceful night’s silence, 

Divine Saviour, cast your eyes upon us! 

Spread the fire of your mighty grace upon us 

May the entire hell flee at the sound of your voice; 

Disperse from any slothful soul the drowsiness 

Which induces it to forget your laws! 

O Christ, look with favour upon this faithful people 

Which has now gathered to bless you. 

Receive the songs, offered to your immortal glory, 

And may they leave with the gifts you have bestowed upon them! 

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER - The Roman Canon 

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS 

Bishop: Celebrating the memorial of your Son’s boundless love, we humbly beseech you, 

O Lord, that through the ministry of your Church the fruits of his saving work may advance the salvation 

of all the world. Through Christ our Lord. 

All: 

Amen. 

Preface VIII of the Sundays in Ordinary Time 


All: 


All: 


All: 

The Lord be with you. 


Lift up your hearts. 

We lift them up to the Lord. 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 

It is right and just. 



It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give 

you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God. 

For, when your children were scattered afar by sin, through the Blood of your Son 

and the power of the Spirit, you gathered them again to yourself, that a people, 

formed as one by the unity of the Trinity, made the body of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit, might, 

to the praise of your manifold wisdom, be manifest as the Church. And so, in company with the choirs of 

Angels, we praise you, and with joy we proclaim: 

SANCTUS 

Mass of Christ the Redeemer 

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The Bishop continues with the Eucharistic Prayer. 

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION 

At the end of the Eucharistic Prayer, the Bishop and concelebrants sing the Doxology, all respond with the “Amen.” 


COMMUNION RITE 

The Lord’s Prayer 

All join in singing. 

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THE RITE OF PEACE 

Agnus Dei - Lamb of God 

During the fraction rite, the cantors intone the “Agnus Dei” – all respond "miserere nobis.” 

The choir then sings the Agnus Dei I & II from Missa “In te Domine speravi” by G. P. da Palestrina as the Host is distributed to 

all the concelebrants. 


COMMUNION CHANT Revelation 3: 20 

Sung by the schola. 

Ecce sto ad ostium et pulso si quis audierit vocem meam et aperuerit ianuam 

introibo ad illum et cenabo cum illo et ipse mecum. 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me, I will enter his 

house and dine with him, and he with me. 

The cantors sing verses from Psalm 88. 

COMMUNION HYMN 

Like a shepherd 

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THANKSGIVING AFTER COMMUNION 

The Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World – Australia will sing the following reflection. 

LINH MUC DAY AN PHUC 

Priest - full of Grace 

Linh hon chuc tung Chua toi, Vang tu na muon doi se goi 

Ma-Ri-A, Nguoi on phuc bao la. Ec-ce An-ci-la 

Do-mi-ni Et ver-bum Ca-ro fac-tum est. Me dong trinh 

Me giu con ngay dem. Me nho luon giu con ngay dem. Linh Muc 

cua Chua Troi, hoan ca trong moi luc. Linh Muc day an phuc. 

Sacerdo ave gracia plene Et ern um ver-bum. 

Do mi nus te-cum. 

T.K. Chua chon con nhu set chon ngon cay tam thuong. 

voi tinh thanh Linh nuoi con song trong nguon chan ly moi 

Vang Linh Muc, con nhu Chua Ky-To, Nguoi an phuc bao la. 

con Me Ma-Ri-A. 

My soul gives glory to my God. From now on all generations will call 

Mary, woman with immense grace. Behold the handmaid of the 

Lord. And the Word was made flesh. Virgin Mary, Mother, 

remember to protect me day and night. 

Priest of God, Priest - full of grace. 

Hail, full of grace, the Eternal Word. 

The Lord is with you. 

V. God chose me as lightning selects a normal tree. 

With The Grace of the Holy Spirit giving the source new truth. 

O Priest, you are like Jesus Christ, the graceful one, 

Son of Mary. 

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION 


All: 

Let us pray. 

In this your Church, O Lord, 

may integrity of faith, holiness of life, 

fraternal charity and pure religion 

flourish and abide until the end, 

and, as you do not fail to feed her 

with the Body of your Son and with your word, so also never cease, we pray, 

to guide her under your protection. 

Through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

The assembly remains standing and sings the “Te Deum” as Bishop Vincent processes through the congregation both inside and 

outside the Cathedral blessing the people. 

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HYMN OF THANKSGIVING 

'Te Deum laudamus' 

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When Bishop Vincent returns to the Cathedral, please be SEATED as he addresses the congregation. 

PONTIFICAL BLESSING AND DISMISSAL 

Bishop: The Lord be with you. 

All: 


Bishop: Our help is in the name of the Lord. 

All: 

Who made heaven and earth. 

Bishop: Blessed be the name of the Lord. 

All: 

Now and forever. 

Bishop: And may almighty God bless all of you, who are gathered here, 

the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

All: 

Amen. 

The Deacon dismisses the assembly. 

After the Dismissal, all remain standing while the Bishop, clergy and ministers depart the Cathedral. 

During the procession, the recessional hymn is sung. 

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RECESSIONAL HYMN 

All creatures of our God and King 


Most Reverend 


DD STL 

Bishop Vincent Long was born in 1961 in Dong Nai in 

Vietnam. Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, his family has been 

dispersed: his mother, a brother and a sister are in Melbourne, 

three brothers are in Holland, a sister remains in Vietnam and 

Bishop Vincent is now in Parramatta. 

In 1984, he became a professed Conventual Franciscan friar 

and studied for the priesthood in Melbourne. 

After his priestly ordination in 1989, he was sent to Rome for 

further studies and was awarded a licentiate in Christology 

and Spirituality from the Pontifical Faculty of St Bonaventure. 

He served as an assistant and then parish priest for seven years 

in Kellyville within the Diocese of Parramatta and for seven 

years in Springvale in Victoria before being elected Superior 

of the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals in Australia in 2005. 

He served as Assistant General in Rome from 2008 until 2011, 

responsible for the Asia-Oceania section of his Order. 

In 2011, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne in 

which role he served for nearly five years. 

During that period, he was Episcopal Vicar for Justice and 

Peace and for Social Services, and was Chair of the Catholic 

Education Commission (Victoria). Nationally, he serves as 

the Bishops Delegate for Migrants and Refugees, Chair of the 

Australian Catholic Social Justice Council and member of the 

Permanent Committee. 

On 5 May 2016, he was appointed the fourth Bishop of 

Parramatta in succession to Bishop Anthony Fisher OP 

following his appointment as Archbishop of Sydney in 2014. 


Diocese of Parramatta 

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF PARRAMATTA 

The Diocese of Parramatta takes in seven local government divisions: 

Baulkham Hills Shire, Blacktown City, the City of the Blue Mountains, 

Hawkesbury Shire, the Municipality of Holroyd, Parramatta City 

and Penrith City and parts of Wollondilly and Liverpool. This area 

encompasses the lands of the Darug people. 

Although the Diocese was established in 1986, there was already a 

vibrant Catholic life in the area stretching back to the beginning 

of European settlement. It was at Old Government House in 

Parramatta Park that the 1803 Proclamation requiring all Catholics 

to register for the first official Masses in the colony was read. Rev 

James Dixon celebrated the second and third official Masses in 

Australia in Parramatta and the Hawkesbury respectively in May 

1803. 

Rev Therry and Rev Power ministered in the region in the 1820s. 

An inquest recorded the latter’s death in 1830 as a “visitation of 

God”. Windsor and Penrith had Catholic communities in the 

1830s, Blackheath was attended from Hartley in 1842, and the 

foundation stone for Richmond was laid in 1859. 

The first religious profession in Australia took place in St 

Patrick’s, Parramatta in 1835 when Sr Xavier took her first 

vows in the Sisters of Charity. Now members of more than 

50 Religious Congregations live and work in the Diocese. 

Mt Victoria 

On 19 May 1986, the new Diocese of Parramatta was created with Bishop Bede Heather as the first bishop. He was succeeded 

in 1997 by Bishop Kevin Manning who had previously been Bishop of Armidale. Bishop Anthony Fisher OP was appointed the 

third Bishop of Parramatta in 2010. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney. 

In the years following WWII, many people arrived in the Diocese from war-torn Europe and, since then, many others have 

come from places of conflict, persecution and economic hardship. Their strong Catholic faith and family values have enriched 

the Diocese and made it a truly multicultural faith community. 

Katoomba 

Richmond 

Penrith 

Windsor 

Rooty Hill 

Riverstone 

Blacktown 

Parramatta 

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THERE ARE 47 PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF PARRAMATTA 

Baulkham Hills, Blackheath, Blacktown, Castle Hill, Cranebrook, Doonside, Dundas Valley, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, 

Glenmore Park, Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens, Granville, Granville East, Greystanes, Guildford, Harris Park, Kellyville, 

Kenthurst, Kingswood, Lalor Park, Lawson, Marayong, Merrylands, Mount Druitt, Mount Druitt South, North Rocks, 

Parramatta, Parramatta North, Penrith, Plumpton, Quakers Hill, Richmond, Riverstone, Rooty Hill, Rouse Hill, Rydalmere, 

Seven Hills, Springwood, St Clair, St Marys, Toongabbie, Upper Blue Mountains, Warragamba, Wentworthville, Westmead, 

Windsor and Winston Hills. 

ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, 1 MARIST PLACE, PARRAMATTA 

St Patrick’s Cathedral was destroyed by fire on 19 February 1996. 

The rebuilt Cathedral opened with a Mass of Dedication on 29 November 2003. 


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Excerpts from the English translation of the Missale Romanum, editio tertia © 2010, 

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation (ICEL) 

Jerusalem Bible version of the Scriptures © 1966, 1967, 1968, Darton, Longman and ToddLimited, as contained in The Roman Missal: Lectionary. © 1981 

William Collins Sons and Company Limited. All rights reserved. 

Music Copyrights 

Christ be beside me: Text: St Patrick’s Breastplate attrib. to St Patrick 372-466; adapt James Quinn SJ, 1919-2010; 

© 1969 James Quinn, SJ., Reproduced by kind permission of Continuum International Publishing Group, a Bloomsbury Company. 

Ecce sacerdos magnus -Antiphon music & Text by B. Kirkpatrick, b.1965; © CanticaNOVA Publications / PO Box 1388 / Charles Town WV 25414-7388, 

USA. 

Word of the Father - Text: G.B. Timms, 1910-1997, from The New English Hymnal, 1986 © Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. 

Like a shepherd - Based on Isaiah 40:9ff, Ezekiel 34:11, Matthew 11:28ff : Music: Bob Dufford SJ, b.1943; Text & Melody © 1976, Robert J. Dufford SJ, 

b.1943. Published by OCP. 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213 All rights reserved. Used with permission. 

All creatures of our God and King: Text: based on Laudato sia Dio mio Signore (The Canticle of the Sun); of St. Francis of Assisi 1182-1226; trans. William 

Henry Draper 1855-1933; alt. Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN 88.88 and alleluias; melody from Auserlesen Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng Cologne, 

1623 Arr. & harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958, from The English Hymnal. Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. 

All rights reserved. 

Chants from The Roman Missal, adapt. ICEL © 2010 

Psalm response: Text: The Grail Psalter © 1962; Psalm response from the Roman Lectionary. 

Gloria, Alleluia, Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation/Amen – from “Mass of Christ the Redeemer” Text: English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, 

ICEL Music: © 2009, 2010 Bernard Kirkpatrick, b.1965. Published by OCP 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used by permission. 

We praise you, O God – setting of the ‘Te Deum’ – from Catholic Worship Book II, Text: Te Deum laudamus - Parts I & II attrib. St. Nicetus, early 5th cent., 

trans. from The Divine Office © 1974, the hierarchies of Australia, England and Wales, Ireland. 

Music: Tonus simplex, mode III; adapt. © 2014 the editors, NLMB (Aust.), published by Morning Star Publishing, © 2016; 

Reproduced by Permission: Word of Life licenceNo. 1375E; LicenSing No 622532. 

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