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Diocese of Parramatta is a

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diocese of the

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, established in 1986. The Diocese of Parramatta is an organisation of the Roman Catholic Church, with responsibility for the western suburbs of

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and the Blue Mountains, in

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. St Patrick's Cathedral,

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, is the

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of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta. On 5 May 2016,

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appointed

Vincent Long Van Nguyen Vincent Nguyễn Văn Long O.F.M. Conv. (born 3 December 1961) is a Vietnamese Australian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was appointed the fourth Bishop of Parramatta, Australia, by Pope Francis on 5 May 2016. He has been a bishop since 201 ...

OFM Conv to be its fourth bishop. His installation took place on 16 June 2016.

History

The diocese is located in one of the fastest-growing areas of New South Wales. The diocese is west of Sydney and reaches from , west to , south to and north to . The diocese was established 8 April 1986 from the western part of the Archdiocese of Sydney. and by 2004 served 307,392 parishioners out of a total population of 924,621.

Bishops

Bishops of Parramatta

The following prelates have served as Bishop of Parramatta: :

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Robert Michael McGuckin Robert McGuckin (born 28 January 1944 in Marrickville, New South Wales) has been the Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia, since July 2012. Early life McGuckin was born in Marrickville on 28 January 1944. McGuckin completed his ...

, appointed Bishop of Toowoomba in 2012

Cathedral

With origins of the first Mass occurring on the present day site of the cathedral going back to 1803, St Patrick's was extensively rebuilt after a 1996 fire devastated the original church established in 1854. A tower was built on the original St Patrick's Church, which was consecrated in 1880 and blessed in 1883. A cast bronze bell was installed in the tower in 1904. As the needs of the parish grew, a new church was built on the site in 1936, incorporating the existing tower and spire. When the Diocese of Parramatta was established in 1986, St Patrick's Church was designated as St Patrick's Cathedral. The fire of 1996 completely devastated the cathedral, leaving only the bell tower and sandstone walls. A completely new cathedral was rebuilt adjacent to the historic fire ravaged site. Designed in consultation with

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, the new cathedral, completed in 2003, has won the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings from the

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Parishes

There are 47 parishes and one parochial district located in Diocese of Parramatta within five deaneries.

Central Deanery

*Blacktown – Mary, Queen of the Family Parish *Doonside – St John Vianney Parish *Greystanes – Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish *Lalor Park – St Bernadette's Parish *Marayong – St Andrew's Parish *Plumpton – The Good Shepherd Parish *Quakers Hill-Schofields – Mary Immaculate Parish *Rooty Hill – St Aidan's Parish *Seven Hills – Our Lady of Lourdes Parish *Toongabbie – St Anthony of Padua Parish *Wentworthville – Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish

Blue Mountains Deanery

*Blackheath - Sacred Heart Parish *Emu Plains - Our Lady of the Way Parish *Glenbrook - St Finbar's Parish *Lawson - Our Lady of the Nativity Parish *Springwood - St Thomas Aquinas Parish *Upper Blue Mountains - St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Parish

Northern Deanery

*Baulkham Hills – St Michael's Parish *Castle Hill – St Bernadette's Parish *Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens – St John XXIII Parish *Kellyville – Our Lady of The Rosary Parish *Kenthurst – St Madeleine Sophie Barat Parish *North Rocks – Christ the King Parish *Rouse Hill – Our Lady of the Angels Parish *Winston Hills – St Paul the Apostle Parish

Eastern Deanery

*Dundas Valley – St Bernadette's Parish *Granville – Holy Trinity Parish *Granville East – Holy Family Parish *Guildford – St Patrick's Parish *Harris Park – St Oliver Plunkett's Parish *Merrylands – St Margaret Mary's Parish *Parramatta – St Patrick's Cathedral Parish *Parramatta North – St Monica's Parish *Rydalmere – Holy Name of Mary Parish *Westmead – Sacred Heart Parish

Western Deanery

*Cranebrook – Corpus Christi Parish *Glenmore Park – Padre Pio Parish *Kingswood – St Joseph's Parish *Luddenham-Warragamba – Sacred Heart Parish *Mt Druitt – Holy Family Parish *Mt Druitt South – Sacred Heart Parish *Penrith – St Nicholas of Myra Parish *Richmond – St Monica's Parish *Riverstone – St John the Evangelist Parish *St Clair – Holy Spirit Parish *St Marys – Our Lady of the Rosary Parish *Windsor – St Matthew's Parish

Undefined

*Marsden Park - St Luke's Catholic Faith Community (Parochial District)

References

External links

Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
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