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The priest was injured during a terror attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Monday night.
He suffered stab wounds to his shoulder and hands while trying to get the 16-year-old alleged attacker off of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.
He was discharged and returned home today.
The bishop is still at Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition.
It comes as police make their first arrest in relation to rioters who gathered outside of the church on Monday immediately after the terror attack, which was captured on a YouTube livestream of the service.
A 19-year-old man was arrested at a home in Doonside at 5.40 pm.
He has been taken to Blacktown Police Station.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley said this afternoon that 32 investigators were working to identify those involved in the riots.
Five police officers were sent to hospital, with two suffering injuries after objects, like bricks and fences, were thrown at them by rioters.
Another 50 police vehicles were damaged, with 29 needing to be towed from the scene.
The church’s congregation is about 300 people, however, an estimated 600 showed up, according to Police Commissioner Karen Webb.
“People not associated with the church turned up as an excuse to begin a riot,” she said.
The 16-year-old who allegedly attacked the bishop and father remains under police guard at an undisclosed location, being treated for injuries including cuts to his hand.
Webb believed he acted alone.
