The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Australia. The Australian Catholic Church comprises seven archdioceses and 32 dioceses including six dioceses which cover the whole country: one each for those who belong to the Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites and one for those serving in the Australian Defence Forces. There is also a personal ordinariate for former Anglicans which has a similar status to a diocese.[1][2] The church in Australia has five provinces: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Each diocese is divided into an ecclesiastical province. Each province has a metropolitan archdiocese led by an archbishop, and at least one suffragan diocese.
The Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites are governed by an eparchy, an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese. All eparchies in Australia are immediately subject to the Holy See with the exception of the Ukrainian Eparchy of Ss Peter and Paul which falls under the authority of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, as a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne.
Latin Church bishops
Immediately subject to the Holy See
The following dioceses do not fall directly under an Ecclesiastical Province, although they may be associated with one, but are immediately subject to the Holy See.
| Diocese Map | Diocese | Diocese Coat of Arms | Bishop | Title | Bishop's Coat of Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn | |||||
| Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn | Christopher Prowse | Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn | |||
| Archdiocese of Hobart | |||||
| Archdiocese of Hobart | Anthony Ireland | Archbishop of Hobart | |||
| Diocese of the Australian Military Services | |||||
| Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services | Stuart Russell Hall | Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Australia | |||
| Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross | |||||
| Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross | Sede Vacante | Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross | |||
Bishops emeriti
Eastern Catholic Eparchs
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, a Latin Church territory.
| Metropolia | Metropolia Map | Eparchy | Bishop | Title | Bishop Coat of Arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne | Mykola Bychok | eparchial bishop |
Eastern Catholic eparchs whose eparchies are immediately subject to the Holy See
The other Eastern Catholic Churches with eparchies (dioceses) or exarchates established in Australia are not grouped into provinces although may be associated with them. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their respective sui iuris churches.
Eparchs emeriti
| Eparchs/ Bishops | Title | Eparchy |
|---|---|---|
| Bosco Puthur | bishop emeritus | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne |
| Jibrael Kassab | eparch emeritus | Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney |
| Issam Darwish | eparch emeritus | Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Michael Archangel in Sydney |
| Ad Abikaram | eparch emeritus | Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney |
| Peter Stasiuk | bishop emeritus | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne |
Australian bishops serving outside Australia
- Bernard Cyril O'Grady, Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
- Douglas William Young, Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Bishops serving in Vatican City
Non-Australian bishops serving in Australia
- Charles Balvo, Apostolic Nunciature to Australia
Non-Australian bishops who have previously served in Australia
- Paul III Nona, Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Baghdad, formerly Archbishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney from 2015 to 2026
References
- 1."The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- 2."Military Ordinariate of Australia, Military". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.