George Pell

George Pell was an Australian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the inaugural prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy between 2014 and 2019, and was a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers between 2013 and 2018. Ordained a priest in 1966 and bishop in 1987, he was made a cardinal in 2003. Pell served as the eighth Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014), the seventh Archbishop of Melbourne (1996–2001) and an auxiliary bishop of Melbourne (1987–1996). He was also an author, columnist and public speaker. From 1996, Pell maintained a high public profile on a wide range of issues, while retaining an adherence to Catholic orthodoxy.

8 June 1941

Born on the same birth date (8 June 1941): Robert Bradford (Northern Irish politician)

Born on the same birth day (8 June): Colin Baker • Ercole Consalvi • Gordon McLendon • Jerry Stiller • Joan Rivers • Lindsay Davenport • Mark Ricciuto • Nikos Konstantopoulos • Smith Wigglesworth

Born in the same month (June 1941): Al Downing (baseball) • Chick Corea • Erkin Koray • Lucille Roybal-Allard • Marv Tarplin • Neal Adams • Reg Presley • Shirley Owens • Tommy Horton