Diocese of Lismore

Dioecesis Lismorensis

Bishop(s)

Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett, Bishop
John Steven Satterthwaite, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 13 June 1900
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Australia
Square Kilometers: 28,660 (11,069 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.lismorediocese.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1, 6 Keen St., Lismore, N.S.W. 2480, Australia
Telephone: (02)6621-9444
Fax: 6621-9960

Historical Details

Diocese of Grafton
- Latin Name: Graftoniensis
- Erected: 5 May 1887
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
- Country: Australia

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jeremiah Joseph Doyle † (13 May 1887 Appointed - 4 Jun 1909 Died)
John Joseph Carroll † (2 Dec 1909 Appointed - 8 May 1949 Died)
Patrick Joseph Farrelly † (8 May 1949 Succeeded - 1 Sep 1971 Retired)
John Steven Satterthwaite (1 Sep 1971 Succeeded - 1 Dec 2001 Resigned)
Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett (1 Dec 2001 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Grafton
5 May 1887	Erected	Diocese of Armidale	Diocese of Grafton (erected)
Diocese of Lismore
13 June 1900	Name Changed	Diocese of Grafton	Diocese of Lismore

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Lismore

1950 30,105 168,438 17.9% 45 14 59 510 10 273 25 ap1951

1966 44,710 188,288 23.7% 52 16 68 657 28 330 28 ap1967

1970 45,250 187,787 24.1% 49 70 119 380 100 296 28 ap1971

1980 56,600 200,400 28.2% 57 14 71 797 37 260 30 ap1981

1990 63,920 301,000 21.2% 53 8 61 1,047 30 175 30 ap1991

1999 100,067 421,216 23.8% 49 11 60 1,667 18 154 28 ap2000

2000 100,067 421,216 23.8% 51 12 63 1,588 19 133 28 ap2001

2001 100,067 421,216 23.8% 46 10 56 1,786 2 17 139 28 ap2002

2002 110,770 421,219 26.3% 45 8 53 2,090 2 15 129 28 ap2003

2003 105,609 441,734 23.9% 43 7 50 2,112 2 16 118 28 ap2004

2004 105,609 441,734 23.9% 48 8 56 1,885 2 19 91 28 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Lismore
1950	30,105	168,438	17.9%	45	14	59	510		10	273	25	ap1951
1966	44,710	188,288	23.7%	52	16	68	657		28	330	28	ap1967
1970	45,250	187,787	24.1%	49	70	119	380		100	296	28	ap1971
1980	56,600	200,400	28.2%	57	14	71	797		37	260	30	ap1981
1990	63,920	301,000	21.2%	53	8	61	1,047		30	175	30	ap1991
1999	100,067	421,216	23.8%	49	11	60	1,667		18	154	28	ap2000
2000	100,067	421,216	23.8%	51	12	63	1,588		19	133	28	ap2001
2001	100,067	421,216	23.8%	46	10	56	1,786	2	17	139	28	ap2002
2002	110,770	421,219	26.3%	45	8	53	2,090	2	15	129	28	ap2003
2003	105,609	441,734	23.9%	43	7	50	2,112	2	16	118	28	ap2004
2004	105,609	441,734	23.9%	48	8	56	1,885	2	19	91	28	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Geoffrey Hilton Jarrett (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Dec 2000; Bishop: 1 Dec 2001 - )
John Steven Satterthwaite (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Mar 1969; Bishop: 1 Sep 1971 to 1 Dec 2001)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

John Joseph Carroll † (Bishop: 2 Dec 1909 to 8 May 1949)
Jeremiah Joseph Doyle † (Bishop: 13 May 1887 to 4 Jun 1909)
Patrick Joseph Farrelly † (Priest: 1 Dec 1918; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Apr 1931; Bishop: 8 May 1949 to 1 Sep 1971)
Norman Thomas Gilroy † (Priest: 24 Dec 1923 to 10 Dec 1934)
Thomas Absolam McCabe † (Priest: 20 Dec 1925 to 13 Dec 1938)
Terence Bernard McGuire † (Priest: 19 Mar 1904 to 12 Feb 1930)
Thomas William Muldoon † (Priest: 22 Dec 1941 to 1 Mar 1960)