The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a

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of the

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located in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

and covering the South East region of

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, Australia. Part of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the

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. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the

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s of

Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of t ...

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 ...

and

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. The Cathedral of St Stephen is the

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of the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012

Mark Coleridge Mark Benedict Coleridge (born 25 September 1948) is an Australian Catholic bishop. Since 11 May 2012 he has served as the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane in Queensland. He previously served as the Archbishop of Canberra–Goulburn ...

was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane.

History

The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney The Archdiocese of Sydney ( la, Archidioecesis Sydneyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Erected in 1842, the archdiocese is the metr ...

. On 27 January 1877

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excised the northern part of the Diocese of Brisbane from Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with

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(now

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) to create the

Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland 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 ...

(later the Diocese of Cairns. On 29 December 1882, the Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while the Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland. In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following people have been appointed as Roman Catholic Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles: : Coadjutors are included in the table above.

Auxiliary bishops

;Current *

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(2017-) * Tim Norton SVD (2022-) ;Former *

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† (1967-1971), appointed Bishop of Armidale * John Joseph Gerry † (1975-2003) * Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. † (1982-1996) * Michael Ernest Putney † (1995-2001), appointed Bishop of Townsville * Brian Vincent Finnigan (2002-2015) * Joseph John Oudeman,

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(2002-2017)

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

* James Byrne † , appointed Bishop of Toowoomba in 1929 *

Andrew Gerard Tynan Andrew Gerard Tynan (1907–1960) was a Catholic Church, Catholic prelate and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, Bishop of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, from 31 March 1946 until his death on 3 June 1960. He was the first Queen ...

† , appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1946 * Edward John Doody † , appointed Bishop of Armidale in 1948 *

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† , appointed Bishop of Cairns in 1967 * Brian Heenan, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1991 * James Foley, appointed Bishop of Cairns in 1992 * William Martin Morris, appointed Bishop of Toowoomba in 1992 * Michael Fabian McCarthy, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 2014 * Anthony Randazzo, appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney in 2016 * Timothy James Harris, appointed Bishop of Townsville in 2017 *† = deceased

Cathedral

The

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cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth,

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and Edward Streets, in the Australian city of Brisbane. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863, the Feast of St Stephen, Quinn laid the

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for a grand cathedral designed by

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. Backhouse's original design was changed and downsized numerous times over the course of the cathedral's completion, mainly for economic reasons. In 1927, there was a plan to replace St Stephen's with a new Holy Name Cathedral to be built in

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, Brisbane. However, funding was only sufficient to build the crypt. Eventually the project was abandoned, the crypt demolished and the land sold.

Parishes

*Acacia Ridge – Our Lady of Fatima *Albany Creek – All Saints *Alexandra Hills – St Anthony * Annerley Ekibin Catholic Parish *Ashgrove – St Finbarr (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Aspley – Our Lady & St Dympna *Auchenflower – St Ignatius *Banyo Nundah Parish *Bardon – St Mary Magdalen (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Beaudesert – St Mary's *Beenleigh – St Patrick *Birkdale – St Mary Mackillop *Boonah – All Saints *Booval – Sacred Heart *Bowen Hills – Our Lady of Victories *Bracken Ridge – St Joseph & St Anthony *Bray Park – Holy Spirit *Brisbane – Cathedral of St Stephen *Browns Plains – St Bernardine *Bulimba – St Peter and Paul *Buranda – St Luke *Burleigh Heads – Infant Saviour *Burpengary – St Eugene de Mazenod *Caboolture – St Peter *Caloundra – Our Lady of the Rosary *Camp Hill – St Thomas *Cannon Hill – St Oliver Plunkett *Capalaba – St Lukes *Carina – Our Lady of Graces *Chermside West – St Gerard Majella *Childers – Sacred Heart *Clayfield – St Agatha *Cleveland – Star of the Sea *Coolangatta – St Augustine's *Coomera – St Mary's Catholic Community *Coorparoo – Our Lady of Mt Carmel *Coorparoo – St James Parish *Coorparoo Heights – Regina Caeli *Corinda – Graceville Parish *Daisy Hill – St Edward the Confessor *Darra Jindalee – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart / Twelve Apostles *Dorrington – St Michael's *Dutton Park – St Ita *Enoggera – St John the Baptist *Esk – St Mel *Everton Park – Immaculate Conception *Gatton – St Mary's *Gayndah – St Joseph *Geebung – St Kevin's *Goodna – St Francis Xavier *Gordon Park – St Carthage *Greenslopes – St Maroun's *Grovely – St William's *Gympie – St Patrick's *Hamilton – St Cecilia's *Hendra – Our Lady Help of Christians *Herston – St Joan of Arc (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Hervey Bay City Parish *Holland Park – Mt Gravatt *Inala – St Mark's *Indooroopilly – Holy Family *Ipswich – St Mary's *Kangaroo Point – East Brisbane – St Joseph's *Kedron – St Therese – The Little Flower *Kenmore – Our Lady of the Rosary *Kingaroy – St Mary's *Kingston – Marsden – St Maximilian Kolbe *Laidley – St Patrick's *Leichhardt – Immaculate Heart of Mary *Loganholme – St Matthew's *Lutwyche Parish *Manly – St John Vianney *Maroochydore – Stella Maris * Maryborough – St Mary's *Mitchelton – Our Lady of Dolours *Moorooka Salisbury *Murgon – St Joseph's *Nambour – St Joseph's *Nanango – Our Lady Help of Christians *Nerang – St Brigid's *New Farm – Holy Spirit *Newmarket – St Ambrose (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Noosa District – Our Lady of Perpetual Succour *North Ipswich – St Joseph *Petrie – Our Lady of the Way *Pine Rivers – Holy Spirit *Red Hill – St Brigid (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Redcliffe – Holy Cross *Rochedale – St Peter's *Rosalie – Sacred Heart (Jubilee Catholic Parish) *Rosewood – St Brigid's *Runaway Bay – Holy Family *Sandgate – Brighton Parish *South Brisbane – St Mary's *South Brisbane – St Clements *Southport – Mary Immaculate *Springfield – Our Lady of the Southern Cross *St John's Wood – The Gap Parish *St Lucia – St Thomas Aquinas *Stafford – Our Lady Queen of Apostles *Stanley River Parish *Sunnybank – Our Lady of Lourdes *Surfers Paradise Parish *Toowong – St Ignatius *Upper Mt Gravatt – Wishart Parish *Victoria Point – St Rita *Wavell Heights – St Paschal *Wilston – St Columba *Woodridge – St Paul's *Woolloongabba – Protection of the Mother of God *Wynnum – Guardian Angels *Yeronga – St Sebastian *Zillmere – St Flannan's

Economic contribution

The Archdiocese contributes around $2.5 billion to the economy through its schools and other institutions, providing employment to 22,000 people.The Catholic Leader July 15, 2020
/ref> The Archdiocese manages 98 parishes and 144 Catholic schools. It also provides services to 12,992 aged care and disability clients, support for 8362 seniors to live at home, support to 23,000 victims of domestic violence and help for 4,000 people with mental illness.

References

External links

Catholic Archdiocese of BrisbaneCatholic Education, Archdiocese of Brisbane
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