Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
Diocese of Armidale Dioecesis Armidalensis | |
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![]() Cathedral of St Mary and St Joseph, Armidale; consecrated in 1912 | |
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Territory | New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Sydney |
Coordinates | 30°30′58″S 151°39′50″E / 30.51611°S 151.66389°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 91,500 km2 (35,300 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006)![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 November 1869 |
Cathedral | Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Kennedy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
Bishops emeritus | Luc Julian Matthys |
Website | |
Catholic Diocese of Armidale |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1869 and covering the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales in Australia.
Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Armidale, presently the Most Reverend Michael Kennedy.[1]
History
Erected 28 November 1869.[2] The first bishop, Timothy O'Mahony, was forced to resign over allegations of alcoholism and fathering a child, although he was eventually cleared by a church investigation.[3]
Bishops
The following individuals have served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale:[2][4]
Order Name Title Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 Timothy O'Mahony † Bishop of Armidale 1869 July 1877 7–8 years Resigned from Rome 2 Elzear Torreggiani, OFM Cap. † Bishop of Armidale November 1879 January 1904 24–25 years Died in office 3 Patrick O'Connor † Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale May 1903 January 1904 0–1 year Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale Bishop of Armidale January 1904 July 1932 27–28 years Died in office 4 John Coleman † Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale September 1929 July 1932 2–3 year Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale Bishop of Armidale July 1932 December 1947 14–15 years Died in office 5 Edward Doody † Bishop of Armidale 25 April 1948 9 April 1968 19 years, 350 days Died in office 6 James Darcy Freeman † Bishop of Armidale December 1968 1971 2–3 years Elevated as Archbishop of Sydney 7 Henry Kennedy † Bishop of Armidale February 1972 26 April 1991 18–19 years Retired 8 Kevin Manning Bishop of Armidale 10 July 1991 10 July 1997 6 years, 0 days Elevated as Bishop of Parramatta 9 Luc Matthys Bishop of Armidale March 1999 December 2011 11–12 years Retired as Emeritus Bishop of Armidale 10 Michael Kennedy Bishop of Armidale February 2012 present 11–12 years incumbent
James Darcy Freeman was elevated to Cardinal in 1973, concurrent with Archbishop of Sydney.
Coadjutors are included above.
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Jeremiah Joseph Doyle † , appointed Bishop of Grafton in 1887
- John Steven Satterthwaite † , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore in 1969
- Gerard Joseph Hanna, appointed Bishop of Wagga Wagga in 2002
- † = deceased
Cathedral
The diocesan cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Joseph and is located in Dangar Street, Armidale, opposite Armidale Central Park and diagonally opposite the Anglican cathedral. It was built in 1911 of Pyrmont stone and Armidale polychrome brick.[5] It was solemnly dedicated on 12 December 1919.
Parishes
As of November 2014[update], there are currently 25 parishes located in Diocese of Armidale:
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See also
References
- ^ "Diocese of Armidale". The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia. National Council of Priests of Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Diocese of Armidale". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
- ^ J. J. Farrell, Archbishop Vaughan and the resignation of Bishop O'Mahony, first bishop of Armidale, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 15 (1993), 7-23; C.J. Duffy, O'Mahony, Timothy (1825–1892), Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ^ "The ten Catholic Bishops of Armidale". The Armidale Star. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "The Catholic Cathedral of St Mary and St Joseph, Armidale". Organ Historical Trust of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2011.