Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1986.
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Diocese of Parramatta Dioecesis Parramattensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales and Blue Mountains |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°48′29″S 151°00′16″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,289 km2 (1,656 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 924,621 330,000 ( 33.2%) |
Parishes | 47 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 April 1986 |
Cathedral | St Patrick's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
Vicar General | Fernando Montano |
Bishops emeritus |
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Map | |
Website | |
parracatholic.org |
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The diocese has responsibility for the western suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta. On 5 May 2016, Pope Francis appointed Vincent Long Van Nguyen, OFM Conv to be its fourth bishop.[1] His installation took place on 16 June 2016.