Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson grew up in Cessnock, in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley and served as a priest in nearby Maitland.

He was ordained a bishop in 1996 when he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Wollongong. Five years later, he became the eighth Archbishop of Adelaide after Archbishop Leonard Faulkner retired.

In 2006, Archbishop Wilson was made president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

In 2008, Archbishop Wilson was re-elected president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

His motto is Non Nobis Domine.