Archdiocese of Brisbane

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Bishop(s) John Alexius Bathersby, Archbishop Brian Vincent Finnigan, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop John Joseph Gerry, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Cairns Rockhampton Toowoomba Townsville

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 May 1887 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 65,000 (25,106 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bne.catholic.net.au/ Mailing Address: Wynberg, 790 Brunswick Street, P.O. Box 936, New Farm, QLD 4005, Australia Telephone: (07)3131.5500 Fax: 3358.1357

Historical Details

• Diocese of Brisbane
  • Latin Name: Brisbanensis
  • Erected: 12 April 1859
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• James Quinn † (14 Apr 1859 Appointed - 18 Aug 1881 Died)
• Robert Dunne † (3 Jan 1882 Appointed - 13 Jan 1917 Died)
• James Duhig † (13 Jan 1917 Succeeded - 10 Apr 1965 Died)
• Patrick Mary O'Donnell † (10 Apr 1965 Succeeded - 5 Mar 1973 Retired)
• Francis Roberts Rush † (5 Mar 1973 Appointed - 3 Dec 1991 Retired)
• John Alexius Bathersby (3 Dec 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Brisbane
12 April 1859	Erected	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Brisbane (erected)
1877	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brisbane	Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (erected)
29 December 1882	Territory Lost	Diocese of Brisbane	Diocese of Rockhampton (erected)
Archdiocese of Brisbane
10 May 1887	Elevated	Diocese of Brisbane	Archdiocese of Brisbane
28 May 1929	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Diocese of Toowoomba (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Brisbane
1950	121,000	560,000	21.6%	142	57	199	608		57	882	77	ap1951
1952	130,000	570,000	22.8%	147	65	212	613		56	1,168	88	ap1960
1966	203,700	954,680	21.3%	188	113	301	676		249	1,328	109	ap1967
1968	241,500	1,067,480	22.6%	179	118	297	813		267	1,346	105	ap1971
1980	299,000	1,297,000	23.1%	189	125	314	952		333	1,557	115	ap1981
1990	428,000	1,560,000	27.4%	202	109	311	1,376		257	1,045	109	ap1991
1999	550,603	2,255,100	24.4%	188	103	291	1,892	1	236	861	112	ap2000
2000	550,603	2,255,100	24.4%	168	92	260	2,117	1	209	829	112	ap2001
2001	550,603	2,255,100	24.4%	163	95	258	2,134	1	219	818	111	ap2002
2002	550,603	2,255,100	24.4%	175	95	270	2,039		216	793	111	ap2003
2003	598,700	2,529,154	23.7%	165	90	255	2,347	2	220	780	112	ap2004
2004	598,700	2,529,154	23.7%	179	97	276	2,169	1	220	768	109	ap2005
2006	621,000	2,626,000	23.6%	156	96	252	2,464	6	227	739	109	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• John Alexius Bathersby (Archbishop: 3 Dec 1991 - )
• James Byrne † (Priest: 21 Jun 1896 to 28 May 1929)
• Eugene James Cuskelly, M.S.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1982 to 29 Apr 1996)
• Edward John Doody † (Priest: 12 Mar 1927 to 11 Mar 1948)
• James Duhig † (Priest: 19 Sep 1896 to 16 Sep 1905; Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Feb 1912; Archbishop: 13 Jan 1917 to 10 Apr 1965)
• Robert Dunne † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1882; Archbishop: 10 May 1887 to 13 Jan 1917)
• Brian Vincent Finnigan (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Jan 2002)
• James Foley (Priest: 7 Aug 1973 to 16 Jul 1992)
• John Joseph Gerry (Priest: 21 Dec 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jun 1975 to 11 Feb 2003)
• Brian Heenan (Priest: 29 Jun 1962 to 23 Jul 1991)
• Henry Joseph Kennedy † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Sep 1967 to 6 Dec 1971)
• William Martin Morris (Priest: 28 Jun 1969 to 20 Nov 1992)
• Patrick Mary O'Donnell † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Nov 1948; Archbishop: 10 Apr 1965 to 5 Mar 1973)
• Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Nov 2002)
• Michael Ernest Putney (Priest: 28 Jun 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1995 to 24 Jan 2001)
• James Quinn † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1859 to 18 Aug 1881)
• Francis Roberts Rush † (Archbishop: 5 Mar 1973 to 3 Dec 1991)
• John Ahern Torpie † (Priest: 25 Nov 1934 to 14 Sep 1967)
• Andrew Gerard Tynan † (Priest: 20 Mar 1931 to 31 Mar 1946)