Archdiocese of Hobart

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Bishop(s) Adrian Leo Doyle, Archbishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 3 August 1888 Immediately Subject to the Holy See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 67,886 (26,220 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.hobart.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: 162 Macquarie St., G.P.O. Box 62, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia Telephone: (03)62.25.19.20 Fax: 62.25.38.65

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart
  • Latin Name: Hobartensis
  • Erected: 5 April 1842
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Australia

• Diocese of Hobart
  • Latin Name: Hobartensis
  • Elevated: 22 April 1842
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Robert William Willson (Wilson) † (22 Apr 1842 Appointed - 16 Feb 1866 Resigned)
• Daniel Murphy † (8 Mar 1866 Succeeded - 29 Dec 1907 Died)
• Patrick Delany † (29 Dec 1907 Succeeded - 7 May 1926 Died)
• William Barry † (8 May 1926 Succeeded - 13 Jun 1929 Died)
• William Hayden † (11 Feb 1930 Appointed - 2 Oct 1936 Died)
• Justin Daniel Simonds † (18 Feb 1937 Appointed - 6 Sep 1942 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne)
• Ernest Victor Tweedy † (17 Dec 1942 Appointed - 20 Sep 1955 Resigned)
• Guilford Clyde Young † (20 Sep 1955 Succeeded - 16 Mar 1988 Died)
• Joseph Eric D'Arcy † (24 Oct 1988 Appointed - 26 Jul 1999 Retired)
• Adrian Leo Doyle (26 Jul 1999 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart
5 April 1842	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land	Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart (erected)
Diocese of Hobart
22 April 1842	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart	Diocese of Hobart
Archdiocese of Hobart
3 August 1888	Elevated	Diocese of Hobart	Archdiocese of Hobart

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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 Hobart
1950	38,500	39,600	97.2%	52	12	64	601		12	276	31	ap1951
1966	63,987	366,000	17.5%	70	49	119	537		84	341	47	ap1967
1970	71,089	388,500	18.3%	71	40	111	640		77	428	46	ap1971
1980	71,290	411,800	17.3%	60	34	94	758		70	268	44	ap1981
1990	82,954	448,400	18.5%	43	27	70	1,185		57	205	40	ap1991
1999	89,156	459,659	19.4%	41	19	60	1,485		39	158	41	ap2000
2000	89,156	470,261	19.0%	39	19	58	1,537		36	154	40	ap2001
2001	89,156	470,300	19.0%	37	19	56	1,592		36	151	41	ap2002
2002	89,156	470,100	19.0%	35	19	54	1,651	1	31	139	36	ap2003
2003	87,691	473,300	18.5%	38	19	57	1,538		25	138	30	ap2004
2004	87,691	472,725	18.6%	37	20	57	1,538		30	124	27	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• William Barry † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 Apr 1919; Archbishop: 8 May 1926 to 13 Jun 1929)
• Anthony Joseph Burgess (Priest: 23 Jul 1967 to 10 May 2000)
• Joseph Eric D'Arcy † (Archbishop: 24 Oct 1988 to 26 Jul 1999)
• Patrick Delany † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 Jun 1893; Archbishop: 29 Dec 1907 to 7 May 1926)
• Adrian Leo Doyle (Priest: 20 Dec 1961; Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Nov 1997; Archbishop: 26 Jul 1999 - )
• William Hayden † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1930 to 2 Oct 1936)
• Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett (Priest: 14 May 1970 to 9 Dec 2000)
• Daniel Murphy † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Nov 1865; Bishop: 8 Mar 1866; Archbishop: 3 Aug 1888 to 29 Dec 1907)
• Justin Daniel Simonds † (Archbishop: 18 Feb 1937 to 6 Sep 1942)
• Ernest Victor Tweedy † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1942 to 20 Sep 1955)
• Robert William Willson (Wilson) † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1842 to 16 Feb 1866)
• Guilford Clyde Young † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Oct 1954; Archbishop: 20 Sep 1955 to 16 Mar 1988)