Diocese of Parramatta
| Diocese of Parramatta | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Diocesan bishop | Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Bede Vincent Heather Kevin Michael Manning |
| founding | 1986 |
| surface | 4,289 km² |
| Parishes | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,083,489 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 330,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 30.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 62 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,463 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 107 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 227 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Website | www.parra.catholic.org.au |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta (Latin Dioecesis Parramattensis , English Diocese of Parramatta ) is in Australia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Parramatta .
history
The Diocese of Parramatta was established on April 8, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilis Frater from ceding territory of the Archdiocese of Sydney and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Parramatta
- Bede Vincent Heather , 1986-1997
- Kevin Michael Manning , 1997-2010
- Anthony Fisher OP , 2010–2014, then Archbishop of Sydney
- Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFMConv , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Parramatta (English)
- Entry on Diocese Parramatta on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabilis Frater , AAS 78 (1985), n.7, p. 595ff.