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Diocese of Parramatta

Dioecesis Parramattensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 April 1986
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 4,289 (1,656 Square Miles)
  • Description: Baulkham Hills Shire, Blacktown City, the City of the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury Shire, the Municipality of Holroyd, Parramatta City and Penrith City and parts of Wollondilly and Liverpool. This area encompasses the lands of the Darug people.
  • Official Web Site: https://parracatholic.org
  • Mailing Address: Bethany Centre, 470 Church Street, Parramatta, N.S.W. 2150, Australia
  • Telephone: (02)8838.3400
  • Fax: 9630.4813

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 April 1986ErectedArchdiocese of Sydney (Baulkham Hills Shire, Blacktown City, the City of the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury Shire, the Municipality of Holroyd, Parramatta City, Penrith City, and parts of Wollondilly and Liverpool) Diocese of Parramatta (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990232,096810,34928.6%71381092,129218029446ap1991
1999298,125852,94635.0%87591462,041816427746ap2000
2000299,912895,00433.5%86561422,112816726446ap2001
2001311,573909,37034.3%84621462,134715225546ap2002
2002324,660936,65134.7%79621412,302614627146ap2003
2003309,716926,65133.4%77381152,693614228847ap2004
2004307,392924,62133.2%82591412,180611323147ap2005
2011342,0001,043,00032.8%76621382,478713824849ap2014
2016330,0001,083,48930.5%72621342,4621010722747ap2017
2019344,3601,130,73530.5%74481222,822109221947ap2020
2021354,7401,164,80030.5%53511043,410168315747ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 78, Page 595, to Page 597

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