Bishopric of Sandhurst
| Bishopric of Sandhurst | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Melbourne |
| Diocesan bishop | Shane Mackinlay |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Leslie Tomlinson |
| founding | 1874 |
| surface | 45,196 km² |
| Parishes | 40 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 374.100 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 98,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 26.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 44 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,042 |
| Friars | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst (Latin Dioecesis Sandhurstensis , English Diocese of Sandhurst ) is in Australia located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bendigo .
history
The diocese of Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst
- Martin Crane OSA , 1874-1901
- Stephen Reville OSA, 1901-1916
- John McCarthy , 1917-1950
- Bernard Denis Stewart , 1950–1979
- Noel Desmond Daly , 1979-2000
- Joseph Angelo Grech , 2001-2010
- Leslie Tomlinson , 2012-2019
- Shane Mackinlay , since 2019
See also
Web links
Commons : Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Sandhurst (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Sandhurst on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)