Diocese of Broken Bay Dioecesis Sinus Tortuosi | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales |
Ecclesiastical province | Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°44′04″S151°04′08″E / 33.73444°S 151.06889°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 819,000 206,000 ( 25.2%) |
Parishes | 40 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 April 1986 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Anthony Randazzo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
Bishops emeritus | David Walker |
Map | |
Diocese is in the south east of Australia. | |
Website | |
bbcatholic.org.au |
The Diocese of Broken Bay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney.
On 20 November 2014, Bishop Peter Comensoli was appointed as the third bishop of the diocese. He was enthroned on 12 December 2014. [1] Bishop Comensoli was elevated to the position of Archbishop of Melbourne in June 2018 and was replaced by Bishop Anthony Randazzo as the fourth bishop of the diocese in November 2019. [2]
The Diocese of Broken Bay was erected on 8 April 1986. Prior to this date, the area was considered within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Sydney. [3]
According to Roman Catholic Church records, in 1822 Governor Brisbane granted 490 hectares (1,200 acres) land near Pittwater to Father Therry for the purposes of establishing a church. However, attempts to established a church in 1859 were postponed due to the sparcity of Catholics. A church at Manly was established in 1873 and another erected at Careel Bay in 1875. [4] Manly was the site of the first parish that was established in the area in 1876; followed by Gosford (1888) and Pymble (1889). Together these three parishes covered most of the present diocese until 1910. [5] By 1885, work on St Patrick's College, Manly had commenced and was completed in 1888. [6]
The Diocese covers 2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi) and includes both bush and coastal communities. Symbolising the diocese is the lighthouse, based on the historic lighthouse at Barrenjoey.
The following men have been Bishop of Broken Bay: [7]
Order | Name | Date installed | Term ended | Term of office | Reason for term end |
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1 | Patrick Laurence Murphy | 8 April 1986 | 9 July 1996 | 10 years, 92 days | Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay |
2 | David Louis Walker | 9 July 1996 | 11 November 2013 | 17 years, 125 days | Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay |
3 | Peter Comensoli | 12 December 2014 | 1 August 2018 [8] | 3 years, 232 days | Appointed Archbishop of Melbourne [9] |
4 | Anthony Randazzo | 7 October 2019 | present | 5 years, 2 days | (incumbent) |
On 10 February 2008 Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara, was inaugurated as the cathedral of the diocese, [10] succeeding Corpus Christi, the parish church of St Ives. [11] [12]
The Diocese of Broken Bay operates a number of agencies and offices to manage various functions of the Diocese such as Catholic outreach and evangelism, family support, disability support, and education.
As of 2006 [update] the Diocese was responsible for overseeing the management of 43 Schools in the area (36 Catholic primary schools and 7 Catholic high schools) and was made up of approximately 15,000 students. The schools in the Diocese are: [20]
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