Ballarat diocese
| Ballarat diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Melbourne |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Bird CSsR |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Peter Joseph Connors |
| founding | 1874 |
| surface | 58,000 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 414,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 103,600 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 25% |
| Diocesan priest | 47 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,884 |
| Friars | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 87 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Website | www.ballarat.catholic.org.au |
The Diocese of Ballarat (Latin Dioecesis Ballaratensis , English Diocese of Ballarat ) is a in Australia located Roman Catholic Diocese based in Ballarat .
history
The Diocese of Ballarat was on March 30, 1874 by Pope Pius IX. built from cession of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Ballarat
- Michael O'Connor , 1874-1883
- James Moore , 1884-1904
- Joseph Higgins , 1905-1915
- Daniel Foley , 1916-1941
- James Patrick O'Collins , 1941-1971
- Ronald Austin Mulkearns , 1971–1997
- Peter Joseph Connors , 1997–2012
- Paul Bird CSsR , since 2012