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Former Vicar General of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, Brian Mascord, was ordained Bishop of Wollongong on 22 February at the WIN Entertainment Centre.
Tracey Edstein is a member of the Raymond Terrace Parish and a freelance writer with a particular interest in church matters.