Bishop Sproxton celebrated his 70th Birthday last week 7 February while in Fiji for the 2023 Federation of Bishops Conferences Oceania Assembly. Photo: Neil Helmore.
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has last week celebrated his 70th Birthday.
Bishop Sproxton is the elder of the two children of Henry Sproxton and Thelma, Bishop Sproxton was born at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia on 7 February 1953.
His family lived in Bayswater where he commenced his primary education at St Columba’s School in 1959.
The family moved to Morley in 1963 at the time that he continued his primary schooling at Christian Brothers High School, Bedford. In 1970, he completed his secondary education at CBHS, Highgate.
Bishop Sproxton was elected by Pope John Paul II to the episcopacy in December 2001 and ordained a bishop on 21 February 2002 at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: ACBC.
Bishop Sproxton was elected by Pope John Paul II to the episcopacy in December 2001 and ordained a bishop on 21 February 2002 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth by Archbishop Hickey. The co-consecrators were Bishop Justin Bianchini of Geraldton and Bishop Robert Healy, Emeritus Auxiliary Bishop of Perth.
Bishop Sproxton also celebrated his 45th Anniversary of Ordination on Saturday 17 December with Mass for the Missa de Gallo in St Gerard’s Mirrabooka.
This traditional Dawn Mass of the Filipino community has been held in the parish for thirty-three years in the nine days leading to Christmas Day. While this tradition commenced with former Parish Priest, Fr Geoff Aldous, Bishop Don has been celebrating his Ordination Anniversary at this Mass for thirty years.
On behalf of the whole Archdiocese, congratulations on this magnificent milestone Bishop Don!
Bishop Sproxton at the re-opening of St Mary’s Cathedral in 2009. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of PerthPerth Auxiliary Bishop Don and Emeritus Bishop Brian Finnegan, former Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, preparing to celebrate Good Friday at Ecce Homo. Photo: Gemma Thomson. Photo: Supplied.Bishop Sproxton celebrates Mass at Mirrabooka St Gerard’s Catholic Church for the Misa de Gallo in 2022. Photo: Supplied.Bishop Sproxton was Parish Priest at Mirrabooka from 1993 until his ordination as Bishop in 2002.Photo: Supplied.Bishop Sproxton in 2021 with Fr Nicholas Nweke during a Parish visit to East Victoria Park.
Photo: Jamie O’Brien/Archdiocese of Perth.
Bishop Sproxton with students from Aquinas College in 2012. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.Bishop Sproxton answers questions during a meeting with secondary students for LifeLink. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.Bishop Sproxton blesses the congregation during Mass to celebrate Aboriginal Sunday at St Mary’s Cathedral, 16 October 2022. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.Bishop Sproxton speaks at a meeting with secondary students for LifeLink. Photo: Ron Tan/Archdiocese of Perth.Bishop Sproxton with Perth pilgrims at the River Jordan, after renewing baptismal promises. Photo: Gemma Thomson. Photo: Supplied.
