Terence John Gerard Brady (born 19 April 1947) is a former Auxiliary Bishop of the

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Archdiocese of Sydney. He served in this position from 2007-2022. Brady was born on 19 April 1947 in

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and was baptised in the parish church of St

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. He grew up in Rose Bay, and his family later moved and became regular

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s at St Joseph's, Oatley. His father, Bernard, was a builder. Brady's mother Mary and his younger sister Frances were present at St Mary's Cathedral when he was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Sydney on 16 November 2007. After attending St Declan's

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, Brady undertook secondary schooling at De La Salle

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. A short time in the workforce preceded eight years as a religious brother with the

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. Brady then worked as a social worker with South Sydney Council before commencing his studies for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Manly. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Sydney on 20 August 1983 by Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edward Clancy. Brady served as an assistant priest in the

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es of

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and finally

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, where he was appointed parish priest in 1993. Since January 2004 he has been parish

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North, comprising the partnered parishes of

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and

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. Brady has maintained a strong commitment to

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through a long connection with the

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, especially serving the homeless through the Matthew Talbot Hostel, and for the last seven years as the Director of

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for the Archdiocese. Brady's main

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and he also enjoys music (especially

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). As an auxiliary bishop Brady has been assigned the titular episcopal see of Talattula, an ancient

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n diocese in what is now

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. In May 2012 the

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elected Brady to chair the restructured Bishops Commission for Pastoral Life which will be responsible for defending the rights of migrants and

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s, the pastoral care of

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s and people with disabilities. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 10 October 2022.

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