Bathurst Diocese (Australia, Roman Catholic)
| Bathurst Diocese (Australia, Roman Catholic) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Joseph McKenna |
| founding | 1865 |
| surface | 103,560 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 228,800 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 70,200 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 30.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,340 |
| Friars | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 80 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St Michael and St John's Cathedral |
| address | Bishop's House, PO Box 246, 84 George Street, Bathhurst, NSW 2795, Australia |
| Website | www.bathurst.catholic.org.au |
The Diocese of Bathurst (Latin Dioecesis Bathurstensis , English Diocese of Bathurst ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia with its seat in Bathurst , New South Wales .
history
Pope Pius IX founded it on June 20, 1865 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Sydney , to which it was also subordinated as a Suffragan diocese. On May 10, 1887, it lost part of its territory to the diocese of Wilcannia .
Bishops of Bathurst
- Matthew Quinn (June 23, 1865– January 16, 1885)
- Joseph Patrick Byrne (May 5, 1885– January 12, 1901)
- John Mary Dunne (September 8, 1901– August 22, 1919)
- Michael O'Farrell CM (June 16, 1920– April 3, 1928)
- John Francis Norton (April 9, 1928– June 16, 1963)
- Albert Reuben Edward Thomas (September 29, 1963– April 12, 1983)
- Patrick Dougherty (September 1, 1983– November 11, 2008)
- Michael Joseph McKenna (since April 15, 2009)