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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

Francis Roberts Rush Francis Roberts Rush (1916–2001) was a Roman Catholic priest in Queensland, Australia. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. Early life Francis Roberts Rush was born in Townsville on 11 September 1916, the son of Thomas Rush and his wi ...

† , appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960

Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual

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

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(St Anthony), Gulliver (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),

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(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 Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (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 North Ward is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Ward had a population of 5,065 people. The suburb is one of the oldest in the city but has undergone significant development over many ...

* St Joseph's School (primary) * St Patrick's College (secondary) ;

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(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) ; Rasmussen * Good Shepherd Catholic Community School (primary) ; Kirwan * Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary) ;

* St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary) ; West End * Edmund Rice Flexible learning Centre (secondary) ; Palm Island * St Michael's School (primary) ; Charters Towers * Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary) ; Ingham District * Our Lady of Lourdes School, Ingham (primary) * St Peter's School,

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(primary) * Canossa School, Trebonne (primary) *

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(secondary) * St Teresa's College, Abergowrie (secondary) ; Burdekin River region * St Francis School,

(primary) * St Colman's School,

(primary) * Burdekin Catholic High School,

(secondary) ; South * St Mary's School,

(primary) * St Catherine's School, Proserpine (primary) * St John Bosco School, Collinsville (primary) ; West * St Francis School, Hughenden (primary) * St Patrick's School, Winton (primary) * St Joseph's School, Cloncurry (primary) ; Mount Isa * 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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