Frank Little (bishop)
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Sir Thomas Francis Little[1] KBE (30 November 1925 – 7 April 2008[note 1]) was an Australian bishop. He was the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI on 1 July 1974 and retired in 1996; he was succeeded by the Most Reverend George Pell (as he was styled at the time). On retirement he was styled Archbishop Emeritus in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.[2] The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that Little had led a culture of secrecy in the Melbourne archdiocese designed to hide complaints against several priests and protect the church's reputation from scandal.[3]
The Most Reverend Sir Frank Little | |
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6th Archbishop of Melbourne | |
Diocese | Melbourne |
Installed | 1 July 1974 |
Term ended | 16 July 1996 |
Predecessor | James Knox |
Successor | George Pell |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 October 1950 (Priest) in Propaganda Fide College, Rome, by Pietro Fumasoni Biondi |
Consecration | 21 February 1973 by James Knox |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Francis Little (1925-11-30)30 November 1925 |
Died | 7 April 2008(2008-04-07) (aged 82) Melbourne |
Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
Nationality | Australian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Cleric |
Profession | Roman Catholic bishop |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Melbourne; Propaganda Fide, Rome; Pontifical Urban University |
Styles of Sir Frank Little | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Archbishop |