This is a historical list of all bishops of the Catholic Church whose sees were within the present-day boundaries of Australia, with links to the bishops who consecrated them. It also includes Australian bishops who were ordained for sees outside of Australia.
The number references the sequence of consecration. "Diocese" refers to the diocese over which the bishop presided or, if he did not preside, the diocese in which he served as coadjutor bishop or auxiliary bishop. The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Sydney is written "IV Sydney". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is the current bishop of that diocese. Titular sees are not listed. Under consecrators are the numbers (or letters) referencing previous bishops on the list. The number listed first represents the principal consecrator. If a series of letters is under "Consecrators", then the consecrators were bishops from outside the Australia (the list of foreign sees is at the bottom of the page). Where the letter "F" is used, it indicates that a priest who was not a bishop assisted in the consecration.
Chart of episcopal succession
- (†) Saint
- (#) Venerable
- (¤) Servant of God
- (*) Cardinal
- (‡) Current Diocesan bishop
- (&) Current Coadjutor bishop
- Current Auxiliary bishop
- (°) Nuncio to Australia
1-50
51-100
101-150
151-200
201-250
Australian Bishops not appointed to an Australian See
| No. | Bishop | Order | Consecrators | Year | Diocese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS1 | James Whyte | NZ1 48 NZ3 | 1920 | III Dunedin | |
| AUS2 | Francis John Doyle | M.S.C. | CK1° 96 EO1 | 1957 | I Samarai (Vicariate Apostolic), I Sideia |
| AUS3 | Ignatius John Doggett | O.F.M. | CK1° 67 89 | 1957 | Aitape (Vicariate Apostolic), I Aitape |
| AUS4 | Virgil Patrick Copas | M.S.C. | 46 96 100 | 1960 | IV Port Moresby, I Kerema |
| AUS5 | Paschal Sweeney | C.P. | 77 113 AUS3 | 1967 | I Vanimo |
| AUS6 | William Kevin Rowell | O.F.M. | DA1° EP1 EQ1 | 1970 | II Aitape |
| AUS7 | Desmond Charles Moore | M.S.C. | AUS4 104 AUS2 | 1970 | Ballarat |
| AUS8 | Edward Idris Cassidy | ER1 ES1 85 | 1970 | I Amantia (Titular See), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Lata | |
| AUS9 | John Etheridge | C.P. | ET1 EQ2 EU1 | 1980 | II Vanimo |
| AUS10 | Brian James Barnes | O.F.M. | EQ2 EQ3 EV1 | 1988 | III Aitape, VII Port Moresby |
| AUS11 | Bernard Cyril O’Grady | O.P. | EW1 EX1 EY1 | 1995 | II Gizo |
| AUS12 | Austen Robin Crapp | O.F.M. | EQ3 AUS10 EZ1 | 1999 | IV Aitape |
| AUS13 | Douglas William Young | S.V.D. | FA1 FB1 FC1 | 2000 | Mount Hagen (Auxiliary), III Mount Hagen |
| AUS14 | Anthony Joseph Burgess | EP2 AUS10 AUS12 | 2000 | VII Wewak |
Abbreviations and notes
Foreign consecrators
- AA=Titular Bishop of Usula
- AB=Titular Bishop of Olena
- AC=Titular Bishop of Nilopolis
- AD=Titular Bishop of Cambysopolis
- AE=Titular Bishop of Areopolis
- AF=Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
- AG=Bishop of Philadelphia
- AH=Bishop of Baghdad
- AI=Titular Bishop of Etalonia
- AJ=Titular Bishop of Troas
- AK=Archbishop of Tuam
- AL=Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria
- AM=Titular Bishop of Sidon
- AN=Titular Bishop of Lystra
- AO=Archbishop of Armagh
- AP=Titular Bishop of Lydia
- AQ=Archbishop of Dublin
- AR=Bishop of Cork
- AS=Bishop of Limerick
- AT=Bishop of Kerry e Aghadoe
- AU=Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania
- AV=Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia
- AW=Titular Bishop of Antigonea
- AX=Archbishop of Westminster
- AY=Bishop of Beverley
- AZ=Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
- BA=Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
- BB=Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina
- BC=Bishop of Ferns
- BD=Bishop of Southwark
- BE=Titular Bishop of Amyclae
- BF=Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis
- BG=Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
- BH=Bishop of Elphin
- BI=Bishop of Killala
- BJ=Bishop of Meath
- BK=Bishop of Liverpool
- BL=Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
- BM=Bishop of Nepi e Sutri
- BN=Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
- BO=Archbishop of Spoleto
- BP=Titular Bishop of Oëa
- BQ=Bishop of Cloyne
- BR=Bishop of Killaloe
- BS=Bishop of Clogher
- BT=Bishop of Clonfert
- BU=Titular Bishop of Temnus
- BV=Titular Archbishop of Palmyra
- BW=Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
- BX=Titular Bishop of Obba
- BY=Titular Bishop of Carystus
- BZ=Titular Bishop of Eudoxias
- CA=Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
- CB=Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
- CC=Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia
- CD=Bishop of Limburg
- CE=Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
- CF=Titular Bishop of Zuri
- CG=Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana Prima
- CH=Titular Bishop of Eriza
- CI=Titular Bishop of Mostene
- CJ=Titular Archbishop of Doclea
- CK=Titular Archbishop of Sidon
- CL=Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian)
- CM=Titular Archbishop of Leucas
- CN=Archbishop of Toronto (Ukrainian)
- CO=Titular Bishop of Hilta
- CP=Titular Bishop of Caesariana
- CQ=Titular Archbishop of Paltus
- CR=Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia
- CS=Titular Archbishop of Iconium
- CT=Archbishop of Cape Coast
- CU=Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
- CV=Titular Archbishop of Ternobus
- CW=Titular Archbishop of Ancusa
- CX=Patriarch of Antioch (Maronite)
- CY=Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
- CZ=Archbishop of Alep (Maronite)
- DA=Titular Archbishop of Torcello
- DB=Bishop of Awka
- DC=Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino
- DD=Patriarch of Antioch (Melkite)
- DE=Eparch of Newton (Melkite)
- DF=Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti
- DG=Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum
- DH=Titular Archbishop of Volsinium
- DI=Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian)
- DJ=Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian)
- DK=Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti
- DL=Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek)
- DM=Titular Archbishop of Valeria
- DN=Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
- DO=Titular Bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti
- DP=Patriarch of Babylon
- DQ=Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Akra) (Chaldean)
- DR=Titular Archbishop of Kaskar dei Caldie
- DS=Archbishop of Arbil (Chaldean)
- DT=Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean)
- DU=Titular Archbishop of Lares
- DV=Titular Archbishop of Numana
- DW=Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil (Melkite Greek)
- DX=Archbishop of Beirut (Maronite)
- DY=Bishop of Batrun (Maronite)
- DZ=Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar)
- EA=Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar)
- EB=Archbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar)
- EC=Titular Archbishop of Hodelm
- EE=Titular Archbishop of Ostra
- EF=Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei
- EG=Bishop of Macau
- EH=Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino
- EI=Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč (Ukrainian)
- EJ=Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
- EK=Titular Bishop of Panium
- EL=Archbishop of Kraków
- EM=Titular Bishop of Margum
- EN=Bishop of Thamarassery (Syro-Malabar)
- EO=Titular Bishop of Antiphrae
- EP=Bishop of Wewak
- EQ=Archbishop of Madang
- ER=Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio
- ES=Titular Archbishop of Tusuros
- ET=Archbishop of Port Moresby
- EU=Bishop Emeritus of Bereina
- EV=Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum
- EW=Bishop Emeritus of Gizo
- EX=Archbishop of Honiara
- EY=Titular Archbishop of Sarda
- EZ=Bishop of Mendi
- FA=Archbishop of Mount Hagen
- FB=Bishop of Wabag
- FC=Bishop of Kavieng
Other abbreviations
- F=Priest who was not a bishop
- PP=Pope
- NZ=Bishop from New Zealand
Notes
References
- 1.Fr John McEncroe
- 2.[2.2][2.3]Although three bishops are typically required for ordination, the Pope may issue a dispensation when co-consecrators are unavailable. See Canon 1014.
- 3.Never took formal possession of the Diocese.
- 4.Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India. Appointed to Hobart in 1865.
- 5.First as Bishop. Raised to Archbishop in 1888.
- 6.Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ossory. Appointed to Sydney in 1884.
- 7.Fr John Fitzpatrick, Vicar General of Melbourne
- 8.Appointed Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh. Installed in Melbourne in 1887.
- 9.Name changed from Diocese of Grafton in 1900.
- 10.Fr Silvestre Barry, Vicar General of Sandhurst
- 11.Appointed Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. Appointed to Sydney in 1950.
- 12.Ordained Titular Archbishop of Melitene in 1953 while working for . Appointed to Melbourne in 1967.
- 13.Ordained Auxiliary of Antioch in 1970. Installed in Maronite Eparchy in Australia in 1973.
- 14.Ordained Archbishop of Bassorah in 1996. Installed in Chaldean Eparchy in Australia in 2006.
- 15.Appointed Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India in 2010. Installed in Syro-Malabar Eparchy in Australia in 2014.
- 16.Ordained Archbishop of Mossul in 2010. Installed in Chaldean Eparchy in Australia in 2015.
- 17.Appointed Patriarch of Baghdad in 2026.
- 18.Appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts in 2026.