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Archdiocese of Brisbane

Archidioecesis Brisbanensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Mark Benedict Coleridge, Archbishop
  • Timothy John Norton, S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Brian Vincent Finnigan, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 May 1887
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 63,526 (24,536 Square Miles)
  • Description: From the Queensland / New South Wales border, north to Gin Gin and west to Eidsvold and Gatton
  • Official Web Site: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au
  • Mailing Address: Francis Rush Centre, 277 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000; G.P.O. Box 282, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
  • Telephone: (07)3324.3415

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Brisbane
12 April 1859ErectedArchdiocese of Sydney (Queensland) Diocese of Brisbane (erected)
1877Territory LostDiocese of Brisbane Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (erected)
29 December 1881Territory LostDiocese of Brisbane Diocese of Rockhampton (erected)
Archdiocese of Brisbane
10 May 1887ElevatedDiocese of Brisbane Archdiocese of Brisbane
28 May 1929Territory LostArchdiocese of Brisbane (Southern part of Queensland, south of the twenty-fifth degree of south latitude and west of the Auburn and great Dividing Ranges) Diocese of Toowoomba (erected)
5 May 1950Territory AddedArchdiocese of Brisbane (Boundries adjusted)
Diocese of Toowoomba (Boundries adjusted)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Brisbane
1950121,000560,00021.6%142571996085788277ap1951
1952130,000570,00022.8%14765212613561,16888ap1960
1966203,700954,68021.3%1881133016762491,328109ap1967
1968241,5001,067,48022.6%1791182978132671,346105ap1971
1980299,0001,297,00023.1%1891253149523331,557115ap1981
1990428,0001,560,00027.4%2021093111,3762571,045109ap1991
1999550,6032,255,10024.4%1881032911,8921236861112ap2000
2000550,6032,255,10024.4%168922602,1171209829112ap2001
2001550,6032,255,10024.4%163952582,1341219818111ap2002
2002550,6032,255,10024.4%175952702,039216793111ap2003
2003598,7002,529,15423.7%165902552,3472220780112ap2004
2004598,7002,529,15423.7%179972762,1691220768109ap2005
2006621,0002,626,00023.6%156962522,4646227739109ap2007
2012663,0002,849,00023.3%155902452,70615215611103ap2013
2015740,0003,205,00023.1%176942702,74014211542100ap2016
2018771,8003,342,70023.1%173932662,9011518850298ap2019
2020789,0003,418,05823.1%154772313,4152016344997ap2021
2022812,7803,521,00023.1%145832283,5641915941894ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Brisbane
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 740

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