Diocese of Broome
| Diocese of Broome | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Perth |
| Diocesan bishop | Christopher Saunders |
| Vicar General | Paul Boyers |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 77,300 km² |
| Parishes | 9 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 43,100 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 14,800 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 34.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,480 |
| Friars | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 14 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| address | PO Box 76 13 Barker St. Broome, WA 6725 Australia |
| Website | broomediocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome (Latin Dioecesis Broomensis , English Diocese of Broome ) is in Australia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Broome in Western Australia .
history
By Pope Leo XIII. the Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley was founded in Western Australia from the diocese of Perth in 1887 . Pius X established the mission Sui Iuris of Drisdale River (from 1971 Kalumburu) from territorial assignments . Through John XXIII. 1959 a change of name to the Apostolic Vicariate Kimberley , which had its official seat in Beagle Bay .
In 1966 Pope Paul VI raised the Vicariate Apostolic to the Diocese of Broome. In 1980 Pope John Paul II incorporated the Sui Iuris Mission of Kalumburu .
Ordinaries
- William Bernard Kelly , Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley, Western Australia (1894-1909)
- Fulgentius Antonio Torres OSB , Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley (1910 to 1914)
- John Creagh CSsR , Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley (1914-1922)
- Ernesto Coppo SDB , Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley (1922-1928)
- Otto Raible SAC , Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley (1935-1958)
- Johannes Jobst SAC , Bishop of Broome (1959 to 1995)
- Christopher Saunders , Bishop of Broome (since 1996)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Broome on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Homepage of the Diocese of Broome (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bishop Jobst relocates official residence from Beagle Bay to Broome ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
