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Diocese of Broome is a suffragan

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diocese of the Metropolitan

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, covering the Kimberley and

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regions of

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Cathedral

Its

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episcopal see is

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Cathedral, in Broome, Western Australia.

History

On 10 May 1887, it was established initially as an Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Perth. On 4 May 1910, it lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Drisdale River, which was later renamed Kalumburu. On 13 November 1959, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberleys. It was elevated and renamed again as a

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of Broome on 7 June 1966. In 1980, it regained the territory of the suppressed Mission sui juris of Kalumburu.

Episcopal ordinaries

The following individuals have been appointed apostolic vicar or elected as Roman Catholic Bishop of Broome or any of its precursor titles: :

Parishes

The diocese has nineteen parishes with regular liturgical services held in the following locations, with churches dedicated to particular saints: * Balgo-Kutjungka (St Theresa) * Broome (Our Lady Queen of Peace) *

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with churches in Beagle Bay (Sacred Heart) and

Lombadina Lombadina is a medium-sized Aboriginal community on the north-western coast of Western Australia on Cape Leveque, north of Broome in the Kimberley region. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word, "Lollmardinard". The community is inhabi ...

(Christ the King) *

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(Our Lady of the Holy Rosary) and

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(St Francis) *

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(St Mary) * Kalumburu (Our Lady of the Assumption) * Kununurra (St Vincent Pallotti) * La Grange-Bidyadanda (St John the Baptist) * Wyndham (Queen of Apostles)

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