Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
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The Diocese of Townsville 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
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Bishops
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 Emeritusof Townsville3 Leonard Anthony Faulkner † 14 September 1967 2 September 1983 15 years, 353 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide4 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 Harris3 May 2017[2] incumbent
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960
Parishes
The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[3]
- 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)
- Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
- 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)
- Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in (St Patrick)
Schools
The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:[4]
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Gallery
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Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville -
Interior of Sacred Heart Cathedral
See also
- Catholicism portal
Queensland portal
References
- ^ "Diocese of Townsville". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Bishop-elect Tim Harris farewelled from his Gold Coast parish". The Catholic Leader. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Diocesean profile: Parishes". Diocese of Townsville. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Considering a Catholic school for your child?" (PDF). Catholic Education in the Diocese of Townsville. Retrieved 22 February 2014.