Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn
| Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Christopher Prowse |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francis Patrick Carroll |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Patrick Power |
| founding | 1862 |
| surface | 88,000 km² |
| Dean's offices | 5 (December 7, 2008) |
| Parishes | 55 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 604.078 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 162,790 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 26.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 80 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 44 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.313 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 88 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 138 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Christopher's Cathedral |
| Website | www.cg.catholic.org.au |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn ( lat. : Archidioecesis Camberrensis et Gulburnensis ) is in Australia located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Canberra .
history
It was detached from the Archdiocese of Sydney on November 17, 1862 , established as the Diocese of Golbourn and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Sydney as a suffragan . As early as 1887, there were some areas for the re-establishment of the diocese Wilcannia . After the Wagga Wagga diocese had been removed from its territory in 1917 , it received the status of an immediate archdiocese on February 5, 1948 and changed its name to Canberra. The current name Canberra-Goulburn was given to the Archdiocese on June 19, 2006.
Ordinaries
- Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan OFM (1864–1864)
- William Lanigan (1867-1900)
- John Gallagher (1900-1923)
- John Barry (1924-1938)
- Terence Bernard McGuire (1938-1953)
- Eris Norman Michael O'Brien (1953-1966)
- Thomas Vincent Cahill (1967–1978)
- Edward Bede Clancy (1978-1983)
- Francis Patrick Carroll (1983-2006)
- Mark Coleridge (2006–2012, then Archbishop of Brisbane )
- Christopher Prowse (since 2013)
See also
Web links
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