The First Assembly of the 5th Plenary Council - a significant gathering of Bishops, priests and lay faithful - of Australia begins Sunday 3 October via a mix of in-person and online delivery.
The first Plenary Council was held in 1885 and the most recent one was in 1937.
Archbishop Tim Costello SDB, President of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, will officiate at the Opening Mass of the Plenary Council to be celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth at 2pm AEDT. The fact that Plenary Council of Australia is an event for the whole Church, parts of the first general assembly will be livestreamed each day.
To view the Plenary Council Mass and the livestream of the daily Plenary Session, please go to Plenary Council website:
You can also download daily Plenary Council Mass booklets and Morning Prayer here.
Register for Plenary Council Tracker
Plenary Tracker is a daily Zoom with exclusive news, insights, and panel discussions hosted by respected former ABC presenter Genevieve Jacobs AM. Every night from Sunday October 3 to October 10 at 7.30 AEDT, Genevieve will speak with Plenary members and insiders summarising, highlighting, and discussing each day’s events. Registering for Plenary Tracker is FREE. Click this link and fill in your details.
By registering you will also receive daily emails with a video recording of the previous night’s session, and a link to Emeritus Professor John Warhurst AO's daily blog. John is a Plenary Council member.