Frank Little (bishop)
Sir Thomas Francis Little KBE (30 November 1925 – 7 April 2008) was an Australian bishop. He was the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI on 1 July 1974 and retired in 1996; he was succeeded by the Most Reverend George Pell (as he was styled at the time). On retirement he was styled Archbishop Emeritus in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that Little had led a culture of secrecy in the Melbourne archdiocese designed to hide complaints against several priests and protect the church's reputation from scandal.
The Most Reverend Sir Frank Little KBE | |
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| 6th Archbishop of Melbourne | |
Little in 2006 | |
| Diocese | Melbourne |
| Installed | 1 July 1974 |
| Term ended | 16 July 1996 |
| Predecessor | James Knox |
| Successor | George Pell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 October 1950 (Priest) in Propaganda Fide College, Rome, by Pietro Fumasoni Biondi |
| Consecration | 21 February 1973 by James Knox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Francis Little 30 November 1925 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 7 April 2008 (aged 82) Melbourne |
| Buried | St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cleric |
| Profession | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Melbourne; Propaganda Fide, Rome; Pontifical Urban University |
| Styles of Sir Frank Little | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
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