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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Toowoomba
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, established in 1929, covering the Darling Downs and south west regions of Queensland, Australia. St Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba. The diocese covers an area of 487,000 km2. with 48 priests and 57 members of religious orders. There are 77,400 Catholics among the 276,700 total population within the diocese's borders. History In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. Recent history Bishop Bill Morris was appointed in 1992 to head the Toowoomba diocese. In 2006 he released a pastoral letter calling for discussion of the ordination of married men and the ordination of women to compensate for the lack of priests in his large diocese. An apostolic visitation of the diocese was conducted by Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap., then Archbishop of Denver, during April 2007. Discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Denver
The Archdiocese of Denver ( la, Archidiœcesis Denveriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church that encompasses northern Colorado. It is part of the XIII Conference Region and includes 113 parishes, 307 priests, and an estimated 550,000 lay Catholics. The seat of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at 401 East Colfax Avenue. The current Archbishop of Denver is Samuel Aquila. The Archdiocese of Denver is the metropolitan archdiocese of its ecclesiastical province, which also includes three suffragan diocese: the Dioceses of Cheyenne, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo. Area The archdiocese covers an area of which includes the city and county of Denver, and the Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, and Weld. Between the archdiocese's creation and the erection of the Diocese of Pueblo in 1941, the Archdiocese of Denver was the sole Latin Church jurisdict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ursula's College, Toowoomba
, motto_translation = , established = , founder = rsuline Sisters , type = Independent secondary boarding and day school , gender = Girls , denomination = Roman Catholicism , religious_affiliation = Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba , principal = Tanya Appleby , grades = 7 - 12 , grades_label = Years , colours = Blue, white and green , city = Toowoomba , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , website = St. Ursula's College is a Catholic independent girls' secondary boarding and day school in Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The school was established in 1931 by Ursuline nuns. The college is administered by the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba. The school is heavily influenced by the teachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Southern Cross College, Dalby
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a systemic Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school located in the town of Dalby, approximately northwest of Brisbane, Queensland, 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 .... Overview Established in 2008, the college caters for students from Kindergarten, preparatory to Year 12. It is the only Catholic school in Dalby and it also serves a large rural area and a number of small towns. Prior to 2008, St Columba's school, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1877, was the Catholic primary school for Dalby and St Mary's Catholic College, established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers in 1962, was the Catholic secondary college for Dalby. In 2012 the enrolment was 770 students including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
