Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne - Ordinaries

Ordinaries

The following individuals were Archbishops of Melbourne, with one being a Cardinal while in office as Archbishop, as well as having civilian honours. Their highest title is shown here:

Order	Name	Title	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
70001000000000000001	James Goold, OSA †	Bishop of Melbourne	9 July 1847	31 March 1874	700126000000000000026 years, 7002265000000000000265 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	31 March 1874	11 June 1886	700112000000000000012 years, 700172000000000000072 days	Died in office
70002000000000000002	Thomas Joseph Carr †	Archbishop of Melbourne	29 September 1886	6 May 1917	700130000000000000030 years, 7002219000000000000219 days	Died in office
		Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Australia	1912	1917	5 years	Resigned
70003000000000000003	Daniel Mannix †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne	1 July 1912	6 May 1917	70004000000000000004 years, 7002309000000000000309 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	6 May 1917	6 November 1963	700146000000000000046 years, 7002184000000000000184 days	Died in office
		Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Australia
70004000000000000004	Justin Simonds †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne	6 September 1942	6 November 1963	700121000000000000021 years, 700161000000000000061 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	6 November 1963	13 May 1967	70003000000000000003 years, 7002188000000000000188 days	Retired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne
70005000000000000005	James Cardinal Knox †	Archbishop of Melbourne	13 April 1967	1 July 1974	70004000000000000004 years, 7002309000000000000309 days	Resigned. Later elevated to Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
		Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Vallicella	5 March 1973	26 June 1983	700110000000000000010 years, 7002113000000000000113 days	Died in office
		Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	25 January 1974	4 August 1981	70007000000000000007 years, 7002191000000000000191 days	Elevated to the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
		President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	4 August 1981	26 June 1983	70001000000000000001 year, 7002326000000000000326 days	Died in office
70006000000000000006	Sir Frank Little, KBE †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne	16 November 1972	1 July 1974	70001000000000000001 year, 7002227000000000000227 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	1 July 1974	16 July 1996	700122000000000000022 years, 700115000000000000015 days	Resigned and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne
70007000000000000007	George Cardinal Pell, AC	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne	30 March 1987	16 July 1996	70009000000000000009 years, 7002108000000000000108 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	6 July 1996	26 March 2001	70004000000000000004 years, 7002253000000000000253 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Sydney
70008000000000000008	Denis Hart	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne	10 November 1997	22 June 2001	70003000000000000003 years, 7002224000000000000224 days	Elevated to Archbishop of Melbourne
		Archbishop of Melbourne	22 June 2001	present	700111000000000000011 years, 7002324000000000000324 days	n/a