Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

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Diocese of Townsville

Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis
StateLibQld 1 65191 Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville, 1903.jpg
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville,
taken in 1903 after Cyclone Leonta
Location
Country Australia
Territory North Queensland
Ecclesiastical province Brisbane
Coordinates 19°15′32″S146°48′42″E / 19.25889°S 146.81167°E / -19.25889; 146.81167
Statistics
Area435,200 km2 (168,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
Increase2.svg 252,289
Increase2.svg 74,084 (Increase2.svg 29.4%%)
ParishesDecrease2.svg 27
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established12 February 1930
Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Tim Harris
Map
Bistum Townsville.svg
Website
Catholic Diocese of Townsville

The Diocese of Townsville is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.

Contents

Bishops

The following men have been Bishops of Townsville: [1]

OrderNameDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term end
1 Terence Bernard McGuire12 February 193014 June 19388 years, 122 daysAppointed Bishop of Goulburn
2 Hugh Edward Ryan13 July 193814 September 196729 years, 63 daysRetired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
3 Leonard Anthony Faulkner14 September 19672 September 198315 years, 353 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
4 Raymond Conway Benjamin14 February 198418 April 200016 years, 64 daysRetired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
5 Michael Ernest Putney24 January 200128 March 201413 years, 53 daysDied in office
6 Timothy James Harris 3 May 2017 [2] incumbent

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes: [3]

  1. Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker)
  2. Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
  3. Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine)
  4. Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)

Schools

The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:[ citation needed ]

Townsville Schools
Annandale
  • Southern Cross Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Burdell
  • St Clare's Catholic School (primary)
Cranbrook
  • Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary)
Currajong
  • Marian Catholic School (primary)
Deeragun
  • St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Hyde Park
Kirwan
  • Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Mundingburra
North Ward
  • St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
Rasmussen
  • Good Shepherd Catholic School (primary)
Shaw
  • St Benedict's Catholic School (primary)
  • Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (secondary)
Palm Island
  • St Michael's Catholic School (primary)
Southern Schools
Ayr
Bowen
  • St Mary's Catholic School (primary)
Collinsville
  • St John Bosco Catholic School (primary)
Home Hill
  • St Colman's Catholic School (primary)
Proserpine
  • St Catherine's Catholic College (primary & Secondary)
Northern Schools
Abergowrie
Halifax
  • St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax (primary)
Ingham
Western Schools
Charters Towers
  • Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Cloncurry
  • St Joseph's Catholic School, (primary - Year 9)
Hughenden
  • St Francis Catholic School, (primary)
Mount Isa
  • St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
  • St Kieran's Catholic School (primary)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary)
Winton
  • St Patrick's Catholic School, (primary)

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References

  1. "Diocese of Townsville". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  2. "Bishop-elect Tim Harris farewelled from his Gold Coast parish". The Catholic Leader. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "Diocesean profile: Parishes". Diocese of Townsville. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.