Diocese of Geraldton Dioecesis di Geraldton | |
|---|---|
) St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton | |
| Location | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| Territory | Mid West, Western Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Perth |
| Metropolitan | Perth |
| Coordinates | 28°46′38″S 114°36′50″E / 28.77722°S 114.61389°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,318,310 km2 (509,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 114,662 27,135 ( 23.7%) |
| Parishes |  12 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 January 1898 |
| Cathedral | St Francis Xavier Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael Henry Morrissey |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Timothy Costelloe |
| Bishops emeritus | Justin Joseph Bianchini |
| Website | |
| Catholic Diocese of Geraldton | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth, covering the Mid West, Western Australia.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St Francis Xavier Cathedral, in Geraldton.
History
Established on 30 January 1898 as Diocese of Geraldton / Geraldtonen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the then Diocese of Perth (now its Metropolitan).
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 29,700 Catholics (23.1% of 128,800 total) on 131,831 km² in 16 parishes and 24 missions with 18 priests (12 diocesan, 6 religious), 35 lay religious (10 brothers, 25 sisters), 3 seminarians.
Parishes
The diocese has fifteen parishes with regular liturgical services held in the following locations, with churches dedicated to particular saints:[1]
- Geraldton (Cathedral of St Francis Xavier), Greenough (St Peter), and Rangeway (St John)
- Bluff Point (St Lawrence) and Wonthella (St Patrick)
- Carnarvon (St Mary Star of the Sea) and Exmouth (St John)
- Dongara (Our Lady Star of the Sea) and Leeman (Mary Queen of Peace)
- Karratha (St Paul), Dampier (St Peter), and Wickham (Our Lady of the Pilbara)
- Leonora (Sacred Heart), Laverton (Christ the Redeemer), and Leinster
- Morawa (Holy Cross)
- Mt Magnet (St Brigid), Meekatharra (Christ the King), and Cue (St Patrick)
- Mullewa (Our Lady of Mt Carmel) and Mingenew (St Joseph)
- Newman (St Joseph)
- Northampton (Our Lady in Ara Coeli), Kalbarri (Our Lady Help of Christians), and Nanson (Our Lady of Fatima)
- Port Hedland (St Cecilia)
- South Hedland (St John the Baptist)
- Three Springs (St Paul), Perenjori (St Joseph), Coorow (Our Lady Queen of Peace), and Carnamah (St Andrew)
- Tom Price (St Thomas) and Paraburdoo (St Theresa)
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Suffragan Bishops of Geraldton (all Roman rite) :[2]
Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 William Bernard Kelly † 21 March 1898 26 December 1921 23 years, 280 days Died in office 2 Richard Ryan, Congregation of the Mission (C.M.) 30 January 1923, previously Apostolic Vicar of Kimberley in Western Australia (1894 – 1909) 10 March 1926 3 years, 39 days Appointed Bishop of Sale (Australia) (1926.03.10 – 1957.06.16) 3 James Patrick O'Collins † 11 February 1930 23 December 1941 11 years, 315 days Appointed Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1941.12.23 – 1971.05.01) 4 Alfred Gummer † 24 February 1942 5 April 1962 20 years, 40 days Died in office 5 Francis Xavier Thomas † 18 June 1962 31 July 1981 19 years, 43 days Retired as Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton 6 William Foley † 13 July 1981 26 October 1983 2 years, 105 days Elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (1983.10.26 – 1991.02.10) 7 Barry Hickey 22 March 1984 23 July 1991 7 years, 123 days Elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (1991.07.23 – 2012.02.20), also Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2006.05.05 – 2012.05.04) 8 Justin Joseph Bianchini 25 March 1992 15 May 2017 28 years, 328 days Retired as Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton 9 Michael Morrissey 15 May 2017 incumbent 3 years, 277 days ...
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bryan Gallagher † , appointed Bishop of Port Pirie in 1952
Catholic Education
| Crest | School | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | Geraldton | Primary K-6 | |
| St Lawrence's School | Bluff Point | Primary K-6 | |
| St John's School | Rangeway | Primary K-7 | |
| St Paul's School | Karratha | Primary K-7 | |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel | Mullewa | Primary K-7 | |
| St Mary's School | Northampton | Primary K-7 | |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School | Carnarvon | Combined Primary and Secondary, K-10 | |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | Port Hedland | Primary K-7 | |
| Nagle Catholic College | Geraldton | Secondary Day school, 7-12 | |
| St Luke's College | Karratha | Secondary Day school, 8-12 | |
| Christian Brothers Agricultural School | Tardun | Secondary Day school, 8-10 |
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Australia
- Roman Catholicism in Australia
References
- ^ "Parishes of the Garaldton Diocese". Catholic Diocese of Geraldton. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Diocese of Geraldton". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.