Timothy Costelloe

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Frank Little (Melbourne)
Date	25 October 1986
Place	St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Denis Hart (Melbourne)
Co-consecrators	George Pell (Sydney); Ambrose De Paoli (Apostolic Nuncio to Australia)
Date	15 June 2007
Place	St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

History
Ordination history of; Timothy Costelloe
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Frank Little (Melbourne)
Date	25 October 1986
Place	St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Denis Hart (Melbourne)
Co-consecrators	George Pell (Sydney); Ambrose De Paoli (Apostolic Nuncio to Australia)
Date	15 June 2007
Place	St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
Michael Henry Morrissey
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Timothy Costelloe as principal consecrator
Michael Henry Morrissey	28 June 2017

The Most Reverend

Timothy Costelloe

SDB
The Most Reverend; Timothy Costelloe; SDB
Archbishop of Perth
	Costelloe in May 2007
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Perth
Appointed	20 February 2012
Installed	21 March 2012
Predecessor	Barry Hickey
Other post(s)	President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference (2022–)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (2007–2012); Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird (2007–2012);
Orders
Ordination	25 October 1986; by Frank Little
Consecration	15 June 2007; by Denis Hart; George Pell (co-consecrator); Ambrose De Paoli (co-consecrator)
Personal details
Born	Timothy John Costelloe; 3 February 1954; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	Salesian Pontifical University; Melbourne College of Divinity;
Motto	Latin: Via veritas vita, lit. 'The way, the truth, and the life'
Coat of arms

Timothy John Costelloe, SDB (born 3 February 1954) is an Australian Catholic Archbishop of Perth since 2012. He is a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Life and ministry

Costelloe was born for Catholic Education.^[1]

In February 2012 Pope Benedict XVI named Costelloe to succeed Barry Hickey as Archbishop of Perth.^[2]^[3] On 21 March 2012 he was installed as archbishop at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth.^[4]

As archbishop, he inaugurated the Vincentian Retreat Centre Perth in Karrakup on 29 July 2017.^[5]

On 23 October 2024, the Synod of Bishops elected Costelloe a member of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.^[6]

Costelloe is the Grand Prior of the Western Australia Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.^[7]

^ "Bishop Timothy Costelloe SDB". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
^ "Archdiocese of Perth" (downloadable PDF) (Press release). Apostolic Nunciature in Australia. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
^ Cardy, Todd (20 February 2012). "Pope appoints new head of Catholic Church in WA". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
^ Power, Fiona (23 March 2012). "Perth welcomes Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB". Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
^ "About Us". Vincentian Retreat Centre. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Synod elects new members to Ordinary Council". Vatican News. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ "The Lieutenancies of the World Lieutenants and Grand Priors". Retrieved 26 May 2025.