Archdiocese of Sydney

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Archdiocese of Sydney
Basic data
Country Australia
Diocesan bishop Anthony Fisher OP
Auxiliary bishop Terence Brady
Richard James Umbers
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus David Cremin
Geoffrey James Robinson
founding 1834
surface 1,264 km²
Parishes 136 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents 2,638,400 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics 638,300 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of 24.2%
Diocesan priest 221 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest 252 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest 1,349
Permanent deacons 7 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars 442 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters 851 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral Saint Mary's Cathedral
Website www.sydneycatholic.org
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Armidale
Diocese of Bathurst
Diocese of Broken Bay
Diocese of Lismore
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Diocese of Parramatta
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
Diocese of Wollongong
St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney ( Latin Archidioecesis Sydneyensis , English Archdiocese of Sydney ) is an in Australia located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church , based in Sydney . The territory also includes the Norfolk Island .

history

The present Archdiocese of Sydney was founded in 1834 as the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land from the Apostolic Vicariate Cape of Good Hope . As early as April 5, 1842, the Vicariates Apostolic Hobart and Adelaide were separated and the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land was elevated to the diocese of Sydney. On April 22, 1842, the bishopric of Sydney was raised to an archbishopric with a metropolitan seat.

On May 6, 1845, there were further divisions through the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariates Essington and King George Sounde - The Sound , as well as the establishment of the diocese of Perth . Furthermore, the Archdiocese of Sydney on June 25, 1847 the dioceses Melbourne and Maitland , on April 12, 1859 the diocese Brisbane , on November 17, 1862 the diocese of Goulburn and on June 20, 1865 the diocese Bathurst were founded.

The Archdiocese of Sydney is one of the traditional cardinal seats of the Catholic Church. An auxiliary bishop is at the side of the archbishop to carry out his pastoral duties . The ecclesiastical province now includes the dioceses Armidale , Lismore , Maitland-Newcastle , Wagga Wagga , Wilcannia-Forbes and Wollongong .

On December 11, 2018, the jury of an Australian court found the former local bishop , Curia Cardinal George Pell , unanimously guilty. The charges are officially unknown and, according to media reports, concern the sexual abuse of minors . Pell is free on bail ; the sentence was announced for February 4, 2019. Regarding criminal proceedings , Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said the Holy See has "the greatest respect for the Australian courts". On December 12, 2018, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had already released Pell and two other cardinals from his duties in the Council of Cardinals in October 2018 because of his old age .

St. Mary's Cathedral

The St Mary's Cathedral is the largest church in Australia and seat of the Archbishop of Sydney. The foundation stone of the Gothic style cathedral St. Mary (St. Mary's Cathedral) was laid in 1821; it took almost two centuries to build. Two towers included in the original plan were not completed until 2000.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.katholisch.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-artikel/missrauch-kardinal-pell-verendungt-und-die-medien-schweigen
  2. ↑ Curd Wunderlich: Close confidante of the Pope: Cardinal abused children - and nobody should know. Die Welt from December 16, 2018
  3. ↑ kathisch.de : Abuse: Cardinal Pell condemned - and the media are silent, December 13, 2018.

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