Archdiocese of Sydney
Archdiocese of Sydney | |
Basic data | |
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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 |
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.
Ordinaries
- John Bede Polding OSB , bishop from 1832 to 1877, first Archbishop of Sydney from 1842
- Roger William Bede Vaughan OSB (1877-1883)
- Patrick Francis Cardinal Moran (1884-1911)
- Michael Kelly (1911-1940)
- Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy (1940–1971)
- James Darcy Cardinal Freeman (1971-1983)
- Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy (1983-2001)
- George Cardinal Pell (2001-2014)
- Anthony Fisher OP (since 2014)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.katholisch.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-artikel/missrauch-kardinal-pell-verendungt-und-die-medien-schweigen
- ↑ Curd Wunderlich: Close confidante of the Pope: Cardinal abused children - and nobody should know. Die Welt from December 16, 2018
- ↑ kathisch.de : Abuse: Cardinal Pell condemned - and the media are silent, December 13, 2018.
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Sydney (English)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Sydney on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Sydney on gcatholic.org (English)