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Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

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Diocese of Townsville

Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville,
taken in 1903 after Cyclone Leonta
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryNorth Queensland
Ecclesiastical provinceBrisbane
Coordinates19°15′32″S 146°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)
Increase 252,289
Increase 74,084 (Increase 29.4%%)
ParishesDecrease 27
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12 February 1930
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTim Harris
Map
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.

Bishops

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

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 Terence Bernard McGuire 12 February 1930 14 June 1938 8 years, 122 days Appointed Bishop of Goulburn
2 Hugh Edward Ryan 13 July 1938 14 September 1967 29 years, 63 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
3 Leonard Anthony Faulkner 14 September 1967 2 September 1983 15 years, 353 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
4 Raymond Conway Benjamin 14 February 1984 18 April 2000 16 years, 64 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
5 Michael Ernest Putney 24 January 2001 28 March 2014 13 years, 53 days Died in office
6 Timothy James Harris 3 May 2017[2] incumbent

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Parishes

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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

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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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See also

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References

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  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.
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