Diocese of Armidale, Australia 🇦🇺 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1869.11.28: Established as Diocese of Armidale / Armidalen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney and became suffragan of Sydney)
- 1887.05.05: Gained territory from Diocese of Maitland and lost territory to establish Diocese of Grafton
- 1887.05.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Wilcannia
Contact Info
Address: 128 Dangar St., PO Box 93, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
Phone: +61 2 6772 4971
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Armidale (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Bishop Michael Robert Kennedy (56) (2011.12.07 – 2023.02.02)Bishop of Maitland–Newcastle (Australia)Euntes docete |
| Bishop Luc Julian Matthys (1999.03.17 – 2011.12.07)Deus incrementum datBorn:1935.05.03 (Drongen, Belgium)Ordained Priest:1961.12.02Consecrated Bishop:1999.05.14Died:2021.01.26 (Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia †85)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1999.03.17 – 2011.12.07) |
| Bishop Kevin Michael Manning (1991.04.26 – 1997.07.10)Do everything for God |
| Bishop Henry Joseph Kennedy (1971.12.06 – 1991.04.26)Born:1915.02.18 (Australia)Ordained Priest:1938.11.30Consecrated Bishop:1967.11.23Died:2003.09.02 (†88)Titular Bishop of Simingi (1967.09.14 – 1971.12.06)Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane (Australia) (1967.09.14 – 1971.12.06)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1971.12.06 – 1991.04.26) |
| Bishop James Darcy Freeman (later Cardinal) (1968.10.18 – 1971.07.09)Per ipsum ipsa duce |
| Bishop Edward John Doody (1948.03.11 – 1968.04.09)Born:1903.12.15 (Australia)Ordained Priest:1927.03.12Consecrated Bishop:1948.04.22Died:1968.04.09 (†64)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1948.03.11 – 1968.04.09) |
| Bishop John Aloysius Coleman (1932.07.15 – 1947.12.22)Born:1887.09.08 (Ireland)Ordained Priest:1912.03.23Consecrated Bishop:1929.09.08Died:1947.12.22 (†60)Titular Bishop of Verbe (1929.05.31 – 1932.07.15)Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1929.05.31 – 1932.07.15)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1932.07.15 – 1947.12.22) |
| Bishop Patrick Joseph O’Connor (1904.01.28 – 1932.07.15)Born:1848.12.25 (Ireland)Ordained Priest:1875.09.14Consecrated Bishop:1903.05.03Died:1932.07.15 (†83)Titular Bishop of Soli (1903.01.10 – 1904.01.28)Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1903.01.10 – 1904.01.28)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1904.01.28 – 1932.07.15) |
| Bishop Elzear Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. (1879.02.12 – 1904.01.28)Deus spes mea in turris fortitudinusBorn:1830.05.28 (Italy)Ordained Priest:1853.05.23Consecrated Bishop:1879.03.25Died:1904.05.28 (†74)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1879.02.12 – 1904.01.28) |
| Bishop Thomas Timothy O’Mahony (1869.10.01 – 1877.08.02)Born:1825.11.30 (Ireland)Ordained Priest:1849.03.24Consecrated Bishop:1869.11.30Died:1892.09.08 (†66)Bishop of Armidale (Australia) (1869.10.01 – 1877.08.02)Titular Bishop of Eudocias (1879.11.14 – 1892.09.08)Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1879.11.14 – 1892.09.08) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Aloysius Coleman (1929.05.31 – 1932.07.15)
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Patrick Joseph O’Connor (1903.01.10 – 1904.01.28)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 91,500 km²
Population: 42,699 Catholics (23.4% of 182,103 total)
Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes
Personnel: 34 priests (28 diocesan, 6 religious), 2 deacons, 26 religious (6 brothers, 20 sisters)