Peter Comensoli

PETER ANDREW COMENSOLI

Born : March 25, 1964
Deceased :

Auxiliary bishop of Sydney, 2011-2014; Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia
Bishop of Broken Bay, 2014-2018
Archbishop of Melbourne, 2018-present

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney	Bishop of Broken Bay
Archbishop of Melbourne

Official blazon

• (personal arms) Azure, on a Latin cross inverted Or four seven-pointed mullets (or Commonwealth stars) Gules, in the first quarter a lion’s head erased Argent crined and langued Or and in the second a unicorn’s head erased Argent crined and armed Or respectant.

Origin/meaning

The inverted Latin Cross symbolises the Bishop’s nominal patron, the Apostle Peter and the stars reflect the Southern Cross, which shines out over the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit. The lion and the unicorn respectively symbolise the mind and the heart of love. The meaning of these symbols, while of medieval provenance, is especially associated with the seminal work on Christian love by the English Jesuit, Martin C D’Arcy SJ, “The Mind and Heart of Love: Lion and Unicorn: A Study in Eros and Agape”.

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