Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
| Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Diocesan bishop | William Wright |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Michael John Malone |
| Vicar General | Thomas Brennan |
| founding | 1847 |
| surface | 33,757 km² |
| Parishes | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 698,586 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 161,601 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 23.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 48 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,886 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 185 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | www.mn.catholic.org.au |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Latin Dioecesis Maitlandensis-Novocastrensis , English Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle ) is in Australia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Maitland .
history
The diocese Maitland-Newcastle was on June 25, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. Established from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Sydney as Maitland diocese and subordinated to this as a suffragan . The Diocese of Maitland was renamed the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle on June 4, 1995 .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Maitland
- Charles Henry Davis OSB , 1846-1854
- James Murray , 1865-1909
- Patrick Vincent Dwyer , 1909-1931
- Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson CSsR , 1931-1956
- John Thomas Toohey , 1956-1975
- Leo Morris Clarke , 1976-1995
Bishops of Maitland-Newcastle
- Leo Morris Clarke, 1995
- Michael John Malone , 1995-2011
- William Wright , since 2011