Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

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Diocese of Townsville

Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis
StateLibQld 1 65191 Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville, 1903.jpg
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville,
taken in 1903 after Cyclone Leonta
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryNorth Queensland
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Brisbane
MetropolitanBrisbane
Coordinates19°15′32″S 146°48′42″E / 19.25889°S 146.81167°E / -19.25889; 146.81167
Statistics
Area435,200 km2 (168,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
Increase 252,289
Increase 74,084 (Increase 29.4%%)
ParishesDecrease 27
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established12 February 1930
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTim Harris
Map
Bistum Townsville.svg
Website
Catholic Diocese of Townsville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Townsville:[1]

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 Terence Bernard McGuire † 12 February 1930 14 June 1938 8 years, 122 days Appointed Bishop of Goulburn
2 Hugh Edward Ryan † 13 July 1938 14 September 1967 29 years, 63 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
3 Leonard Anthony Faulkner † 14 September 1967 2 September 1983 15 years, 353 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
4 Raymond Conway Benjamin † 14 February 1984 18 April 2000 16 years, 64 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
5 Michael Ernest Putney † 24 January 2001 28 March 2014 13 years, 53 days Died while still in office
6 Timothy James Harris 3 May 2017[2] incumbent

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

Parishes[]

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[3]

  1. Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker)
  2. Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
  3. Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine)
  4. Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)

Schools[]

The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:[4]

Gallery[]

  • Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville

  • Interior of Sacred Heart Cathedral

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Australia

References[]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Townsville". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Bishop-elect Tim Harris farewelled from his Gold Coast parish". The Catholic Leader. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Diocesean profile: Parishes". Diocese of Townsville. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Considering a Catholic school for your child?" (PDF). Catholic Education in the Diocese of Townsville. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

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