Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
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Diocese of Armidale
Dioecesis Armidalensis
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Cathedral of St Mary and St Joseph, Armidale; consecrated in 1912
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Sydney |
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| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 146,769 43,223 ( 29.4%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 28 November 1869 |
| Cathedral | St Mary and St Joseph's Catholic Cathedral, Armidale |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael Kennedy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
| Emeritus Bishops | 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.
St Mary and St Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Armidale, presently the Most Reverend Michael Kennedy.[1]
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History
Erected 28 November 1869.[2]
Bishops of Armidale
The following individuals have served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale:[2][3]
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Order Name Title Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 Thomas O'Mahony † Bishop of Armidale 1869 July 1877 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Resigned from Rome 2 Elzear Torreggiani, OFM Cap. † Bishop of Armidale November 1879 January 1904 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Died in office 3 Patrick O'Connor † Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale May 1903 January 1904 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. year Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale Bishop of Armidale January 1904 July 1932 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Died in office 4 John Coleman † Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale September 1929 July 1932 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. year Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale Bishop of Armidale July 1932 December 1947 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Died in office 5 Edward Doody † Bishop of Armidale 25 April 1948 9 April 1968 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office 6 James Darcy Freeman † Bishop of Armidale December 1968 1971 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Elevated as Archbishop of Sydney 7 Henry Kennedy † Bishop of Armidale February 1972 26 April 1991 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Retired 8 Kevin Manning Bishop of Armidale 10 July 1991 10 July 1997 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Elevated as Bishop of Parramatta 9 Luc Matthys Bishop of Armidale March 1999 December 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years Retired as Emeritus Bishop of Armidale 10 Michael Kennedy Bishop of Armidale February 2012 present Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. years incumbent
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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.[4] It was solemnly dedicated on December 12, 1919.
Parishes
As of November 2014[update], there are currently 25 parishes located in Diocese of Armidale:
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See also
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References
External links
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A list of all the Catholic dioceses, churches and cathedrals in Australia
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