Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane

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Archdiocese of Brisbane

Archidioecesis Brisbanensis
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.svg
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Location
Country Australia
Territory South East region of Queensland, including Greater Brisbane
Ecclesiastical province Brisbane
Coordinates 27°27′56″S153°02′41″E / 27.46556°S 153.04472°E / -27.46556; 153.04472
Statistics
Area65,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
2,849,000
663,000 (23.3%)
Parishes103
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established12 April 1859 as the
Diocese of Brisbane;
10 May 1887 as the
Archdiocese of Brisbane
Cathedral Cathedral of St Stephen
Patron saint Mary MacKillop
Secular priests 245
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge
Auxiliary BishopsTim Norton SVD [1]
Bishops emeritusBrian Vincent Finnigan
Joseph John Oudeman, OFMCap
Map
Erzbistum Brisbane.svg
Website
bne.catholic.net.au

The Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

Contents

Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville.

The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane. [2] [3]

Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. [4]

History

The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. [5]

On 27 January 1877 Pope Pius IX excised the northern part of the Diocese of Brisbane from Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with South Australia (now Northern Territory) to create the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (later the Diocese of Cairns. [6]

On 29 December 1882, the Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while the Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland. [7] [8]

In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. [5]

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following people have been appointed as Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles: [9]

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term end
1 James Quinn Bishop of Brisbane14 April 185918 August 188122 years, 126 daysDied in office
2 Robert DunneBishop of Brisbane3 January 188210 May 18875 years, 127 daysElevated as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbane10 May 188713 January 191729 years, 248 daysDied in office
3 James Duhig Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane27 February 191213 January 19174 years, 321 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbane13 January 191710 April 196548 years, 87 daysDied in office
4 Patrick Mary O'DonnellCoadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane8 November 194810 April 196516 years, 153 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbane10 April 19655 March 19737 years, 329 daysRetired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
5 Francis Roberts RushArchbishop of Brisbane5 March 19733 December 199118 years, 273 daysRetired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
6 John BathersbyArchbishop of Brisbane3 December 199114 November 201119 years, 346 daysRetired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
7 Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Brisbane11 May 2012present12 years, 151 daysn/a

Coadjutors are included in the table above.

Auxiliary bishops

Current
Former

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

Cathedral

The gothic revival cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth, Charlotte and Edward Streets, in the Australian city of Brisbane. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863, the Feast of St Stephen, Quinn laid the foundation stone for a grand cathedral designed by Benjamin Backhouse. Backhouse's original design was changed and downsized numerous times over the course of the cathedral's completion, mainly for economic reasons.

In 1927, there was a plan to replace St Stephen's with a new Holy Name Cathedral to be built in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. However, funding was only sufficient to build the crypt. Eventually the project was abandoned, the crypt demolished and the land sold.

Parishes

Economic contribution

The archdiocese contributes around $2.5 billion to the economy through its schools and other institutions, providing employment to 22,000 people. [11]

The archdiocese manages 98 parishes and 144 Catholic schools. It also provides services to 12,992 aged care and disability clients, support for 8362 seniors to live at home, support to 23,000 victims of domestic violence and help for 4,000 people with mental illness. [11]

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