Roman Catholic Diocese of Darwin

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Diocese of Darwin

Dioecesis Darvinensis
St Mary's Cathedral, Darwin, Australia.jpg
St. Mary's Cathedral
Location
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Territory Northern Territory
Ecclesiastical province Province of Adelaide
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide
Coordinates 12°26′45″S130°50′19″E / 12.44583°S 130.83861°E / -12.44583; 130.83861
Statistics
Area1,352,212 km2 (522,092 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2009)
  • Increase2.svg 205,900
  • Increase2.svg 45,600 (Steady2.svg 22.1%)
ParishesSteady2.svg 11
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established1845 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Essington;
27 May 1847 as the Diocese of Victoria;
10 August as the Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston;
29 March 1938 as the Diocese of Darwin
Cathedral St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Charles Gauci
Bishops emeritus Daniel Eugene Hurley
Map
Bistum Darwin.svg
Website
darwin.catholic.org.au

The Diocese of Darwin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide.

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As the largest diocese in Australia by physical area covered, the Diocese of Darwin was initially administered by the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land. In 1845, the Vicariate Apostolic of Essington was erected; becoming elevated as part of the Diocese of Victoria in 1847; as the Diocese of Victoria–Palmerston in 1888; and its name changed to the Diocese of Darwin in 1938.

Ordinaries

Ordinaries of Darwin: [1] [2]

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term end
1 Joseph Serra y Juliá, OSB † Bishop of Victoria9 July 18477 August 18492 years, 29 daysElevated as Coadjutor Bishop of Perth
2 Rosendo Salvado, OSB †Bishop of Victoria9 August 18491 August 188838 years, 358 daysResigned and appointed as Titular Bishop of Adraa
3 Francis Xavier Gsell, MSC † Apostolic Administrator of Victoria-Palmerston23 April 190629 March 193831 years, 340 daysElevated as Bishop of Darwin
Bishop of Darwin29 March 193810 November 194810 years, 226 daysRetired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin
4 John Patrick O'Loughlin, MSC †Bishop of Darwin13 January 194914 November 198536 years, 305 daysDied in office
5 Edmund John Patrick Collins, MSC †Bishop of Darwin28 April 19863 July 200721 years, 66 daysRetired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin
6 Eugene Hurley Bishop of Darwin3 July 200727 June 201810 years, 359 daysRetired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin
7 Charles Gauci [3] Bishop of Darwin26 September 2018present6 years, 278 days

Cathedral

See St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Darwin". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "Our Story – History of NT Church". Diocese of Darwin. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide priest Fr Charles Gauci named new Bishop of Darwin". CatholicOutlook. Diocese of Parramatta. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.


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