Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore

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Diocese of Lismore

Dioecesis Lismorensis
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Bishops emeritusGeoffrey Jarrett
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Diocese of Lismore

The Diocese of Lismore is a

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Ordinaries

Bishops

Bishops of Grafton:[1]

Order Name Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end
1
Jeremiah Joseph Doyle
13 May 1887 4 June 1909 22 years, 22 days Died in office

Bishops

Bishops of Lismore

Bishops of Lismore:[1]

Order Name Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 John Carroll 2 December 1909 8 May 1949 39 years, 157 days Died in office
2 Patrick Joseph Farrelly 8 May 1949 1 September 1971 22 years, 116 days Retired and was appointed
Bishop Emeritus
of Lismore
3 John Steven Satterthwaite 1 September 1971 1 December 2001 30 years, 91 days Retired and was appointed Bishop Emeritus of Lismore
4 Geoffrey Jarrett 1 December 2001 22 February 2017 15 years, 83 days Retired and was appointed Bishop Emeritus of Lismore[2]
5 Greg Homeming 22 February 2017 present   n/a

Coadjutor bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Terence Bernard McGuire
    , appointed Bishop of Townsville in 1930
  • Norman Thomas Gilroy
    , appointed Bishop of Port Augusta in 1934; future Cardinal
  • Thomas Absolam McCabe, appointed Bishop of Port Augusta in 1938
  • Thomas William Muldoon, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, in 1960

Cathedral

The Cathedral of St Carthage's was commissioned by Bishop Jeremiah Doyle c. 1890. Designed in 1892 by Herbert Wardell (the son of notable

£2,000 for the peal of twelve bells from Dublin, that were installed in the bell tower by 1911. A large pipe organ completed the project and in 1919, with all debts dissolved, St Carthage's Cathedral received its solemn dedication by the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Cattaneo.[3]

In 2007, the cathedral was seriously damaged by hail storms in the region.[4][5][6] An appeal to restore the cathedral commenced in 2007, with initial plans to construct the spire initially designed by Wardell.[3] However, when commissioning the works in 2009, the main focus of the project was on roof slates, stained glass windows, and lead downpipes; with completion of the stone steeple ruled out.[6][7]

Other information

The

aged care services ranging from child care to nursing homes to natural family planning services.[9]

The diocese also has a community of

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See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Australia

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diocese of Lismore". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Bishop Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  3. ^ a b Jarrett, Geoffrey (22 February 2007). "On the Centenary of St Carthage's Cathedral: A pastoral letter" (PDF). Lismore Diocese. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Locals count cost after Lismore hail storm". ABC News. Australia. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, Arjun (10 October 2007). "Hailstorm lashes Lismore". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ a b Feain, Dominic (16 April 2010). "Cathedral hits new safety heights". Northern Star. Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Essential Renovation and Conservation Work Commenced on St. Carthage's Cathedral". Catholic Diocese of Lismore, NSW (Press release). Australia. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Catholic Education in the Diocese of Lismore". Lismore Catholic Education Office. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Health and Aged Care Services". Diocese of Lismore. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

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