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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Toowoomba
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, established in 1929, covering the Darling Downs and south west regions of Queensland, Australia. St Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba. The diocese covers an area of 487,000 km2. with 48 priests and 57 members of religious orders. There are 77,400 Catholics among the 276,700 total population within the diocese's borders. History In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. Recent history Bishop Bill Morris was appointed in 1992 to head the Toowoomba diocese. In 2006 he released a pastoral letter calling for discussion of the ordination of married men and the ordination of women to compensate for the lack of priests in his large diocese. An apostolic visitation of the diocese was conducted by Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap., then Archbishop of Denver, during April 2007. Discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Denver
The Archdiocese of Denver ( la, Archidiœcesis Denveriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses northern Colorado. It is part of the XIII Conference Region and includes 113 parishes, 307 priests, and an estimated 550,000 lay Catholics. The seat of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at 401 East Colfax Avenue. The current Archbishop of Denver is Samuel Aquila. The Archdiocese of Denver is the metropolitan archdiocese of its ecclesiastical province, which also includes three suffragan diocese: the Dioceses of Cheyenne, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo. Area The archdiocese covers an area of which includes the city and county of Denver, and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, and Weld. Between the archdiocese's creation and the erection of the Diocese of Pueblo in 1941, the Archdiocese of Denver was the sole Latin Church jurisdict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ursula's College, Toowoomba
, motto_translation = , established = , founder = rsuline Sisters , type = Independent secondary boarding and day school , gender = Girls , denomination = Roman Catholicism , religious_affiliation = Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba , principal = Tanya Appleby , grades = 7 - 12 , grades_label = Years , colours = Blue, white and green , city = Toowoomba , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , website = St. Ursula's College is a Catholic independent girls' secondary boarding and day school in Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The school was established in 1931 by Ursuline nuns. The college is administered by the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba. The school is heavily influenced by the teachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Southern Cross College, Dalby
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a systemic Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school located in the town of Dalby, approximately northwest of Brisbane, Queensland, 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 .... Overview Established in 2008, the college caters for students from Kindergarten, preparatory to Year 12. It is the only Catholic school in Dalby and it also serves a large rural area and a number of small towns. Prior to 2008, St Columba's school, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1877, was the Catholic primary school for Dalby and St Mary's Catholic College, established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers in 1962, was the Catholic secondary college for Dalby. In 2012 the enrolment was 770 students including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cairns
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was elevated to a diocese in 1941. Its territorial remit is Far North Queensland. St Monica's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Cairns, currently vacant. History Following the discovery of gold near Cooktown in 1872 and the establishment and growth of sugar production during the 1870s, the Bishop of Brisbane, James Quinn, visited Cooktown in 1874. The first church was opened a year later. Quinn had earlier been petitioning the Roman Curia to create a vicariate in north Queensland to minister to Catholics in the region and to evangelise the Aborigines, with the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland officially created on 27 January 1877 by Pope Pius IX. The Vicariate consisted of all the land in Queensland north of the line start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alexius Bathersby
John Alexius Bathersby (26 July 1936 – 9 March 2020) was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving from 1991 until his retirement in 2011. Bathersby was conferred with the title Emeritus Archbishop of Brisbane. Early years Bathersby was born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia. The son of John Thomas and Grace Maud (née Conquest) Bathersby, John Alexius had an older sister, Carmel, a younger brother, Michael, and two younger sisters, Suzanne and Anne. He received his primary schooling at St Joseph's, Stanthorpe (1941–50) and his secondary schooling as a boarder at Nudgee College in Brisbane (1951–54). From school he entered the Pius XII Provincial Seminary, Banyo, where he began his training for the priesthood and, on completion of those studies (1955–61), he was ordained a priest in his home parish of Stanthorpe by Bishop William Brennan on 30 June 1961. His first seven years as a pries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianites Of Holy Cross
The Marianites of Holy Cross (MSC) is a Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by Fr Basil Moreau. It was founded as a third distinct society within the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Marianites of Holy Cross is now an independent congregation. History Founders Basil Moreau In 1835 Father Basil Anthony Moreau, then assistant superior of the seminary at Le Mans, founded a group of priests to assist him in his endeavors to re-invigorate the Church throughout the diocese. He called them the Society of Auxiliary Priests. He also assumed supervision of the Brothers of St. Joseph when their founder Father Jacques Dujarié became too ill to continue their direction. In 1837 the two organizations were combined to form the Association of the Holy Cross. The following year he gave a rule of life to a group of devout laywomen who assisted the priests and brothers, first by doing domestic work, then in teaching and nursing. These women became the Marianites of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Joseph Brennan (bishop)
William Joseph Brennan (1904–1975) was a Roman Catholic priest in Australia. He was the Bishop of Toowoomba. Early life Brennan was born on 4 November 1904 at Dulwich Hill near Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales. He was educated by the Sisters of St Joseph at Dulwich Hill and the Christian Brothers at Lewisham. Religious life In 1921, Brennan commenced training for the priesthood at St Columba’s Seminary at Springwood (now St Columba's High School) in 1921 and continued through St Patrick’s Seminary, Manly, and finally Propaganda College, Rome, obtaining a Doctorate in Theology. He was ordained on 17 December 1927, after which he served in a number of parishes in New South Wales. In 1952 he was appointed Vicar-General of the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. On 24 August 1953, it was announced that Brennan would be the next Bishop of Toowoomba, following the retirement of Bishop Roper in late 1952. On 21 October 1954, he was consecrated at the Holy Family Church at P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Emeritus
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an Holy Orders, ordained Minister (Catholic Church), minister who holds the fullness of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, sacrament of Holy orders in the Catholic Church, holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the Apostles in the New Testament, apostles, who it is believed were endowed with a special charism and office by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Catholics believe this special charism and office has been transmitted through an apostolic succession, unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. Diocesan bishops—known as eparchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches—are assigned to govern local regions within the Catholic Church known as dioceses in the Latin Church and Eparchy, eparchies in the Eastern Churches. Bishops are collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Basil Roper
Joseph Basil Roper was a Roman Catholic priest in Australia. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba in Queensland. Early life Roper was born on 9 March 1888 at Dennington near Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. There he attended St Ann's College, run by the Sisters of Mercy and then transferred to the Christian Brothers' College in 1902 which had been established for boys in that year. Religious life In 1906, Roper commenced his training for the priesthood at St Patrick's Seminary in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, where he was one of their most brilliant students. On 30 November 1911 Roper was ordained a Roman Catholic priest at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney and commenced his service in the Diocese of Ballarat, Victoria. On 13 July 1938 he was appointed as Bishop of Toowoomba in Queensland, being consecrated on 18 October 1938 at St Patrick's Cathedral in Ballarat in a service led by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Daniel Mannix. He was then enthroned at St Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Byrne (Bishop Of Toowoomba)
Dr James Byrne (1870–1938) was an Irish-born priest, who served as the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba, in Queensland, Australia. Early life James Byrne was born on 25 July 1870 in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland, the son of James William Byrne, a land steward, and his wife Catharine (née Flannery). Religious life Dr Byrne was educated for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, and ordained by the Archbishop of Cashel on 21 July 1896. He volunteered to work in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. He ministered in Brisbane for more than 20 years, being Administrator of St. Stephen's Cathedral for 12 years. Afterwards he was appointed Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. From 1917 until 1929 he was parish priest at Ipswich. In 1922 he was appointed a domestic prelate to the Pope. Byrne was appointed as the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba in September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict has chosen to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation. Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself as a highly regarded theologian by the late 1950s. He was appointed a full professor in 1958 at the age of 31. After a long career as a professor of theology at several German universities, he was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising and created a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1977, an unusual promotion for someone with little pastoral expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
