Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
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The Diocese of Armidale is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney. The Diocese of Armidale was established in 1869 and covers the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales.
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Diocese of Armidale Dioecesis Armidalensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales |
Ecclesiastical province | Sydney |
Coordinates | 30°30′58″S 151°39′50″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 91,500 km2 (35,300 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 146,769 43,223 ( 29.4%) |
Parishes | 25 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 November 1869 |
Cathedral | Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
Website | |
armidale.catholic.org.au |
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Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the cathedra of the Bishop of Armidale, presently vacant after Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.[1][2]