Diocese of Broken Bay

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Bishop(s) David Louis Walker, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 8 April 1986 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 2,763 (1,067 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.brokenbay.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 125, Wahroonga, NSW 2076, Australia Telephone: (02)9487-1255 Fax: 9489-5746

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patrick Laurence Murphy † (8 Apr 1986 Appointed - 9 Jul 1996 Retired)
• David Louis Walker (9 Jul 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
8 April 1986	Erected	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Broken Bay (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
1990	153,728	658,900	23.3%	55	81	136	1,130		133	192	39	ap1991
1999	191,728	767,241	25.0%	49	54	103	1,861		99	154	39	ap2000
2000	187,837	815,647	23.0%	52	54	106	1,772		92	154	39	ap2001
2001	187,854	835,043	22.5%	49	56	105	1,789		96	154	39	ap2002
2002	198,820	848,631	23.4%	41	60	101	1,968		98	154	39	ap2003
2003	179,710	849,413	21.2%	40	55	95	1,891		93	150	39	ap2004
2004	203,969	811,406	25.1%	42	66	108	1,888		77	150	40	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Patrick Laurence Murphy † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1986 to 9 Jul 1996)
• David Louis Walker (Bishop: 9 Jul 1996 - )