Diocese of Townsville
| Diocese of Townsville Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis | |
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| Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville, taken in 1903 after Cyclone Leonta
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville, taken in 1903 after Cyclone Leonta
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | North Queensland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 19°15′32″S 146°48′42″E / 19.25889°S 146.81167°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 435,200 km2 (168,000 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 252,289 74,084 ( 29.4%%) |
| Parishes | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 February 1930 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Tim Harris |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| Catholic Diocese of Townsville | |
The Diocese of Townsville is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.
Bishops
The following men have been Bishops of Townsville:[1]
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960
Parishes
The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[2]
- 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)
- Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
- 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)
- 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:
- Townsville Schools
- Annandale
- Southern Cross Catholic College (primary & secondary)
- Burdell
- St Clare's Catholic School (primary)
- Cranbrook
- Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary)
- Currajong
- Marian Catholic School (primary)
- Deeragun
- St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary)
- Hyde Park
- St Margaret Mary's College (secondary)
- Kirwan
- Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary)
- Mundingburra
- St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
- North Ward
- St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
- Rasmussen
- Good Shepherd Catholic School (primary)
- Shaw
- St Benedict's Catholic School (primary); Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (secondary)
- Palm Island
- St Michael's Catholic School (primary)
- Southern Schools
- Ayr
- St Francis Catholic School (primary); Burdekin Catholic High School (secondary)
- Bowen
- St Mary's Catholic School (primary)
- Collinsville
- St John Bosco Catholic School (primary)
- Home Hill
- St Colman's Catholic School (primary)
- Proserpine
- St Catherine's Catholic College (primary & Secondary)
- Northern Schools
- Abergowrie
- St Teresa's College (secondary)
- Halifax
- St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax (primary)
- Ingham
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Ingham (primary); Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham (secondary)
- Western Schools
- Charters Towers
- Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary)
- Cloncurry
- St Joseph's Catholic School, (primary - Year 9)
- Hughenden
- St Francis Catholic School, (primary)
- Mount Isa
- St Joseph's Catholic School (primary); St Kieran's Catholic School (primary); Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary)
- Winton
- St Patrick's Catholic School, (primary)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Diocese of Townsville". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- Back to citation "Diocesan profile: Parishes". Diocese of Townsville. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, official website