Bishop Stuart Hall

On Saturday the 29th of August 2026, Most Rev. Stuart Hall DD was installed as the seventh Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Australia at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria.

Homilies
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Homilies
Inauguration Mass as Bishop to MO

This RMC Chapel is a sign of something much larger. It is a sign of the Church’s presence in the midst of the Australian Defence Force.

Bishop Hall Ordination August 2026 View
Homilies
Episcopal Ordination Address

Pax Christi mihi est Dux. The peace of Christ is my leader. 

Pastoral Messages
November: All Saints, All Souls and the Hope of Eternal Life View
Pastoral Messages
November: All Saints, All Souls and the Hope of Eternal Life

Hope of Eternal Life

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Pastoral Messages
800th Anniversary of St Francis of Assisi

Francis is remembered as a man of peace, but his peace was neither passive nor sentimental.

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Pastoral Messages
National Child Protection Week | 6 - 12 September 2026

As Catholics, we believe that every child is created in the image and likeness of God.

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Pastoral Messages
National Child Protection Week

As we come to National Child Protection Week, I want to take a moment to speak with you about something that is very important to me and very important to us as the Military Ordinariate.

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Bishop Stuart Hall inaugural mass 2026 with Archbishop Prowse of Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese View
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A New Shepherd for the ADF: Bishop Stuart Hall Marks Inaugural Mass at ANZAC Memorial Chapel

With great joy, the Catholic Military Ordinariate of Australia has welcomed its new shepherd!

Bishop Hall Ordination August 2026 View
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Bishop Stuart Hall consecrated Bishop of the Military Ordinariate

The Most Reverend Stuart Russell Hall was consecrated as Bishop of Australia’s Military Ordinariate at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne.

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Former Navy chaplain becomes Bishop

Former Director-General Navy Chaplaincy Monsignor Stuart Hall will take on a new role as Bishop of the Australian Defence Force, bringing decades of experience serving alongside Navy personnel.

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Military Ordinariate Bishop Elected

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia.

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BISHOP-ELECT STUART HALL

Official Announcement from Archbishop Christopher Prowse, Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate.

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