1. Anthony Randazzo was born on 7 October 1966 and is an Australian bishop.
15 Facts About Anthony Randazzo
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Anthony Randazzo is currently the bishop ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay and the apostolic administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross.
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Anthony Randazzo was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.
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Anthony Randazzo was consecrated to the episcopate by Archbishop Anthony Fisher at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, on 24 August 2016.
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Anthony Randazzo was born on 7 October 1966 in Sydney, the son of Colin Randazzo and his wife Caterina Di Losa from Lipari, Italy.
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Anthony Randazzo's parents worked as fruiterers in their family business at Bankstown until relocating to Coolangatta on the Gold Coast in 1967.
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Anthony Randazzo is the third of four children; he has three sisters.
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In 1985, Anthony Randazzo commenced his formation for priesthood at Pius XII Seminary, Banyo.
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In 1998 Anthony Randazzo was sent to Rome where he undertook studies in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
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In 2004, Anthony Randazzo was called to Rome where he worked in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for five years.
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Anthony Randazzo returned to Australia and from 2009 until 2015 he was Rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary of Queensland.
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Anthony Randazzo was appointed on 24 June 2016, along with Richard Umbers, by Pope Francis to be a new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
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Anthony Randazzo was consecrated and installed on 24 August 2016 at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney by Archbishop Anthony Fisher.
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Anthony Randazzo was appointed Bishop-Elect of Broken Bay Diocese by Pope Francis, on Monday 7 October 2019.
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In February 2023, Anthony Randazzo was elected president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania for a four year term.