Father Mark William Freeman

Bishop-Elect of Ballarat, Australia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Sep 1959		Born
24 Aug 1984	24.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Hobart, Australia
7 Jan 2026	66.3	Appointed	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia
Mar 2026³	66.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Mark William Freeman
Father Mark William Freeman
(born 13 Sep 1959)
Bishop-Elect of Ballarat

Event Place
Birth Place Launceston, Tasmania, Archdiocese of Hobart
Ordained Priest St. Finn Barr, Church, Invermay

Please contact the Father through the Diocese of Ballarat.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Priest by:
Archbishop Guilford Clyde Young †
Archbishop of Hobart

Event	Place
Birth Place	Launceston, Tasmania, Archdiocese of Hobart
Ordained Priest	St. Finn Barr, Church, Invermay

Source(s):

b: Bollettino, 7 Jan 2026
ob/mn: CB, 7 Jan 2026

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