This is a List of the
Roman and Eastern
Catholic dioceses in
Oceania.
Because Oceania is one of the more sparsely populated areas of the world, the majority of its dioceses are located in
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 ...
and
New Zealand, although they range as far as the
Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; haw, Kauihelani, translation=the backbone of heaven; haw, Pihemanu, translation=the loud din of birds, label=none) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the Unit ...
in the
Pacific Ocean to
Tasmania.
Episcopal Conference of Australia
Exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See
*
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, covering the federal district Canberra and adjacent part of New South Wales
*
Archdiocese of Hobart, covering
Tasmania
*
Military Ordinariate of Australia
The Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services, is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church immediately subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1969 and maintains its Chancery office in Canberra, ACT. It is a Dioces ...
, for the armed forces
* ''
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, with see in Maylands, Western Australia (for former Anglicans in Australia and Japan)''
Ecclesiastical Province of Adelaide
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide, in
South Australia
**
Diocese of Darwin
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
, covering the
Northern Territory
**
Diocese of Point Pirie, in South Australia
Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane
(covering
Queensland)
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane
**
Diocese of Cairns
**
Diocese of Rockhampton
**
Diocese of Toowoomba
**
Diocese of Townsville
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan diocese, suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, North Queensland, Australia. It was ...
Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne
(covering
Victoria state)
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne
**
Diocese of Ballarat
**
Diocese of Sale
**
Diocese of Sandhurst
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, erected in 1874, covering the central and north-east regions of Victoria, Australia, including Bendigo.
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendig ...
**''
(
Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic Church may refer to:
* Latin Church in Ukraine
* Greek Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic communities of the Byzantine Rite, centered in Ukraine, in communion with the Church of Rome)
**Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
**Ukraini ...
Byzantine Rite Eparchy (Diocese), with cathedral see in North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; also covers
New Zealand and Oceania''
Ecclesiastical Province of Perth
(covering
Western Australia)
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth, also covers
Christmas Island,
Cocos Islands,
Heard Island and
McDonald Islands
**
Diocese of Broome
**
Diocese of Bunbury
**
Diocese of Geraldton
Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney
(most of
New South Wales)
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney, also covers
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...
**
Diocese of Armidale
**
Diocese of Bathurst
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Diocese of Broken Bay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, covering the North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South W ...
**
Diocese of Lismore
**
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
**
Diocese of Parramatta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986.
The Diocese of Parramatta is an organisation of the Roman Catholic Church, with responsibility for the western subu ...
**
Diocese of Wagga Wagga
**
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**
Diocese of Wollongong
Other Eastern dioceses
*''
Maronite Diocese of Saint Maron of Sydney, with cathedral see in
Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney located 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Strawberry Hills is a locality on the border with Surry Hills. The area ...
; immediately subject to the
Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (in Lebanon;
Antiochian Rite)''
*''
Greek-Melkite Diocese of Saint Michael’s of Sydney, with cathedral see in
Darlington, New South Wales; also covers
New Zealand; immediately subject to the
Melkite Patriarch of Antioch (in Syria; a
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople.
Th ...
)''
*''
Syro-Malabar Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne, with cathedral see in
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...
; immediately subject to the
Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly (in
India; a
Syro-Oriental Rite
The East Syriac Rite or East Syrian Rite, also called the Edessan Rite, Assyrian Rite, Persian Rite, Chaldean Rite, Nestorian Rite, Babylonian Rite or Syro-Oriental Rite, is an Eastern Christian liturgical rite that employs the Divine Liturgy ...
)''
*''
Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney, with cathedral see at
Bossley Park, New South Wales
Bossley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bossley Park is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Bossley Park is part of the ...
; also covers
New Zealand; immediately subject to the
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon (in
Iraq;
Chaldean Rite, also Syro-Oriental)''
Episcopal Conference of New Zealand
:''See Australia for the Chaldean Catholic, Melkite and Ukrainian Catholic dioceses competent for both countries, with sees in Sydney, Sydney viz. Melbourne''
: cfr. infra Episcopal Conference of the
outhPacific for three New Zealand island dependencies, notably the diocese of Raratonga (on the
Cook Islands, also covering
Niue) and the
Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau, both suffragans of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Suva
;Exempt, i.e. Immediately subject to the Holy See
*
Military Ordinariate of New Zealand
The Military Ordinariate of New Zealand is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. It is headquartered in Wellington. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the New Zealand D ...
, for the armed forces
Ecclesiastical Province of Wellington
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wellington
**
Diocese of Auckland
**
Diocese of Christchurch
**
Diocese of Dunedin
**
Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand
**
Diocese of Palmerston North
Episcopal Conference of the Pacific
:''Note 1: For the Ukrainian Catholics, see Australia, under Melbourne.''
:''Note 2: The United States Minor Outlying Islands (U.S. Minor Islands) – such as Wake, Midway, Johnston, which are Unincorporated Territories of USA – are administered by the
Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States
The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (formally the Military Ordinariate of Archdiocese for the Military Services of the United States) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese that provides the Catholic Church's pa ...
at Washington, D.C.''
:''Note 3: Honolulu (on and for Hawaii) is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical
Province of San Francisco (California, USA).''
;Exempt, i.e., immediately subject to the
Holy See
*
Diocese of Tonga
Ecclesiastical Province of Agaña
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña
**
Diocese of Caroline Islands
**
Diocese of Chalan Kanoa
**
Prefecture of the Marshall Islands
Ecclesiastical Province of Nouméa
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nouméa
**
Diocese of Port-Vila
**
Diocese of Wallis et Futuna
Ecclesiastical Province of Papeete
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Papeete
**
Diocese of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata
Ecclesiastical Province of Samoa-Apia
*
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**
Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
**
Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti
**
Mission Sui Iuris of Tokelau
Ecclesiastical Province of Suva
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suva
**
Diocese of Rarotonga
**
Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru
Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea
Ecclesiastical Province of Madang
*
Metropolitan Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madang
**
Diocese of Aitape
**
Diocese of Lae
**
Diocese of Vanimo
**
Diocese of Wewak
Ecclesiastical Province of Mount Hagen
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mount Hagen
**
Diocese of Goroka
**
Diocese of Kundiawa
**
Diocese of Mendi
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
**
Diocese of Wabag
Ecclesiastical Province of Port Moresby
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Port Moresby
**
Diocese of Alotau-Sideia
**
Diocese of Bereina
**
Diocese of Daru-Kiunga
**
Diocese of Kerema
Ecclesiastical Province of Rabaul
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rabaul
**
Diocese of Bougainville
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
**
Diocese of Kavieng
**
Diocese of Kimbe
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
Episcopal Conference of the Solomon Islands
Ecclesiastical Province of Honaira
*
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Honiara
**
Diocese of Auki
**
Diocese of Gizo
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
*
List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
External links
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