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Tue 10 Jan 2023 at 11:32pmArchbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli says Cardinal George Pell died from heart complications following hip surgery.
“It is with great sadness that I have learned that Cardinal George Pell, the seventh Archbishop of Melbourne, has died overnight from heart complications following hip surgery in Rome, Italy,"Cardinal Pell was a very significant and influential Church leader, both in Australia and internationally, deeply committed to Christian discipleship".
"Cardinal Pell led the local Church of Melbourne from 1996 to 2001 with strong leadership to the Catholic faith and with good governance, before being transferred to Sydney and then to Rome. "At this immediate moment, let our prayers go out to the God of Jesus Christ, whom Cardinal Pell wholeheartedly believed in and followed, that he may be welcomed into eternal life.
"Our prayers of comfort and condolence are also with his family, especially his only surviving sibling David Pell.Share post
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