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Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

Dioecesis Maitlandensis-Novocastrensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Michael Robert Kennedy, Bishop
  • Michael John Malone, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 14 June 1995
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 33,757 (13,038 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.mn.catholic.org.au/
  • Mailing Address: 841 Hunter St., Newcastle West, NSW 2302; P.O. Box 780, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia
  • Telephone: (02)4979-1109
  • Fax: 4979-1338

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Maitland
25 June 1847ErectedArchdiocese of Sydney Diocese of Maitland (erected)
Diocese of Melbourne (erected)
24 August 1965Territory AddedArchdiocese of Sydney (Belmont, Lake Macquarie, Morisset, Swansea, and Toronto) Diocese of Maitland
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
14 June 1995Name ChangedDiocese of Maitland Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Maitland
195045,500227,50020.0%82211034412848536ap1951
196676,000255,00029.8%120161365584059456ap1967
197087,662402,49221.8%114201346546654957ap1971
198097,959459,75021.3%93171108905245852ap1981
1990119,000525,00022.7%7920991,2023232353ap1991
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
1999140,882579,85624.3%6714811,7392527751ap2000
2000140,882579,85624.3%6816841,67722627251ap2001
2001140,882579,85624.3%6818861,63823024850ap2002
2002140,882579,85624.3%6420841,67722726450ap2003
2003147,602602,69324.5%6113741,99421925050ap2004
2004147,602602,69324.5%589672,20321524250ap2005
2013159,150666,29223.9%495542,9478919242ap2014
2016161,601698,58623.1%488562,88581218539ap2017
2019154,481706,92821.9%464503,08910816438ap2020
2021159,000728,20021.8%5011612,606111515238ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Maitland
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 930, and Page 931
  • Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 918, and Page 919

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