Peter Quinn (bishop)
Peter Quinn (17 February 1928 – 23 August 2008) was a Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Quinn served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Perth, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... from 1969 to 1982. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury, Australia from 1982 until 2000. See also Notes 1928 births 2008 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Bunbury 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Australia {{Australia-RC-bishop-stub ...
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ...
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