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Diocese of Townsville is a

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diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering

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, Australia. It was excised from the Diocese of Rockhampton, which had previously covered all of North Queensland.

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Townsville: :

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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† , appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960

Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual

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deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward ( St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony),

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(Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd),

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(St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop),

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(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

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(Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph),

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(St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine) #Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in

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(St Columba),

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(St Colman),

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(Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way),

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(Good Shepherd),

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(St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)

Schools

The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese: ; North Ward * St Joseph's School (primary) * St Patrick's College (secondary) ;

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St Margaret Mary's College St Margaret Mary's College is an all-girls Catholic school in the suburb of Hyde Park, Queensland, Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland Australia and caters for years 7–12. History In 1936, the first Sisters of the Good Samaritan arrived in Towns ...

(secondary) ; Mundingburra * St Joseph's Catholic School (primary) ; Currajong *

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(primary) ; Annandale * Southern Cross Catholic School (primary) ; Cranbrook * Holy Spirit School (primary) * Ignatius Park College (secondary) ;

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* Good Shepherd Catholic Community School (primary) ; Kirwan * Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary) ; Deeragun * St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary) ; West End, Queensland (Townsville), West End * Edmund Rice Flexible learning Centre (secondary) ; Palm Island * St Michael's School (primary) ;

* Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary) ; Ingham District * Our Lady of Lourdes School, Ingham (primary) * St Peter's School, Trebonne (primary) * Canossa School, Trebonne (primary) * Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham (secondary) * St Teresa's College, Abergowrie (secondary) ;

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region * St Francis School,

(primary) * St Colman's School,

(primary) * Burdekin Catholic High School,

(secondary) ; South * St Mary's School, Bowen (primary) * St Catherine's School, Proserpine (primary) * St John Bosco School, Collinsville (primary) ; West * St Francis School,

(primary) * St Patrick's School, Winton (primary) * St Joseph's School,

(primary) ;

* St Joseph's Catholic School (primary) * St Kieran's School (primary) * Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary)

Gallery

Sacred Heart Cathedral Townsville.jpg, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.jpg, Interior of Sacred Heart Cathedral

References

External links

Catholic Diocese of Townsville
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