Christopher Prowse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christopher Prowse

Roman Catholic archbishop

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1953

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Christopher Charles Prowse (born 14 November 1953 in East Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.
He is currently the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Canberra – Goulburn; appointed to the post on 12 September 2013 and installed as Archbishop on 19 November 2013.
On 12 September 2016 Prowse was named as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga following the retirement of Bishop Gerard Hanna. Prowse served as the Director of the Catholic Pastoral Formation Centre (1997-2001) and from 1999 was the media spokesman.
He has been Co-Chair of the Australian Anglican and Roman Catholic Dialogue, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences in Oceania.
In 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a Member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Monash 1978), a Bachelor of Theology degree (MCD 1979), a Licentiate in Moral Theology (Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1987) and a Doctorate in Moral Theology (Pontifical Lateran University - Alfonsianum Academy, Rome, 1995).