Diocese of Rockhampton

Dioecesis Rockhamptoniensis
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryCentral Queensland
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Brisbane
Coordinates23°23′07″S 150°30′21″E / 23.38528°S 150.50583°E / -23.38528; 150.50583
Statistics
Area415,000 km2 (160,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
Increase 372,000
Increase 95,000 (Decrease 25.5%%)
ParishesSteady 39
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established29 December 1882
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMichael McCarthy
Bishops emeritusBrian Heenan
Map
Website
Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton

The Diocese of Rockhampton is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1882, it covers Central Queensland.

History

The Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 29 December 1882. Prior to this, the Brisbane archdiocese had responsibility for the entire state of Queensland, but the creation of the Rockhampton diocese split the state with responsibilities for the southern part of Queensland to remain with the Brisbane archdiocese while the northern part of Queensland became the responsibility of the new Rockhampton diocese.[1][2] The Diocese of Townsville was excised from the Diocese of Rockhampton in 1930, reducing Rockampton's coverage to Central Queensland, while Townsville took responsibility for the areas further to the north.[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Rockhampton:[4]

OrderNameDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term end
1John Cani †3 January 18823 March 189816 years, 59 daysDied in office
2Joseph Higgins †21 September 18993 March 19055 years, 163 daysAppointed Bishop of Ballarat
3James Duhig †16 September 190527 February 19126 years, 164 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane
4Joseph Shiel †11 May 1913[5]7 April 193118 years, 231 daysDied in office
5Romuald Denis Hayes, SSC †12 January 193225 October 194513 years, 286 daysDied in office
6Andrew Gerard Tynan †31 March 19463 June 196014 years, 64 daysDied in office
7Francis Roberts Rush †7 November 19605 March 197312 years, 118 daysElevated as Archbishop of Brisbane
8Bernard Joseph Wallace †24 January 19748 May 199016 years, 104 daysResigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton
9Brian Heenan20 November 19921 October 201331 years, 55 daysRetired and appointment Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton[6]
10Michael McCarthy29 May 2014present9 years, 230 daysn/a

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Cathedral

Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[7]

Education

The diocese operates many Catholic schools via its Rockhampton Catholic Education Office.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese History". Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS IN QUEENSLAND". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 21 December 1881. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Archives". Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Rockhampton". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "THE ENTHRONEMENT". Morning Bulletin. No. 15, 155. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Bishop". Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Diocesean profile: Parishes". Diocese of Rockhampton. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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