Cardinal George Pell's church career

CARDINAL GEORGE PELL'S CAREER IN THE CHURCH

June 8, 1941 - Born in Ballarat, Victoria

December 16, 1966 - Ordained

1971-1972 - Assistant priest Swan Hill parish

1973-1983 - Assistant priest Ballarat East parish

1973 - Shared St Alipius presbytery with Gerald Ridsdale and Monsignor William McMahon

1973-1984 - Episcopal Vicar for Education in Diocese of Ballarat

1981-1984 - Principal of Institute of Catholic Education (now merged with Australian Catholic University)

1984 - Administrator of Bungaree parish

July 16, 1987 - Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Melbourne

1987-1996 - Parish priest Mentone, Bishop for the southern region of Melbourne

1988-1997 - Chair of Caritas Australia

May 27, 1993 - Accompanies Ridsdale to his first court appearance; later says it was a mistake to show priestly solidarity and he did not know full extent of Ridsdale's crimes

June 16, 1996 - Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne by Pope John Paul II

May 10, 2001 - Installed as Archbishop of Sydney

September 28, 2003 - Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals by John Paul II

February 2007 - Appointed to Council of Cardinals on Organisational and Economic Problems of the Holy See

April 2013 - Appointed by Pope Francis to group of eight cardinals to advise on government of the universal Church and study plan for revising Apostolic Constitution of Roman Curia

April 21, 2001 - Awarded Centenary Medal by Australian government

2005 - Appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia

February 25, 2014 - Appointed as Prefect for the newly created Secretariat for the Economy, Holy See