Archdiocese of Perth

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Bishop(s) Barry James Hickey, Archbishop Donald George Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Broome Bunbury Geraldton

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 28 August 1913 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 427,377 (165,074 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.perthcatholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: 21 Victoria Square, Perth, W.A. 6000, Australia Telephone: (08)9223.1351 Fax: 9221.1716

Historical Details

• Diocese of Perth
  • Latin Name: Perthensis
  • Erected: 6 May 1845
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Brady † (9 May 1845 Appointed - 3 Dec 1871 Died)
• Martin Griver y Cuni † (1 Oct 1869 Appointed - 1 Nov 1886 Died)
• Matthew Gibney † (1 Nov 1886 Succeeded - 14 May 1910 Resigned)
• Patrick Joseph Clune, C.SS.R. † (21 Dec 1910 Appointed - 24 May 1935 Died)
• Redmond Garrett Prendiville † (24 May 1935 Succeeded - 28 Jun 1968 Died)
• Lancelot John Goody † (18 Oct 1968 Appointed - 26 Oct 1983 Retired)
• William Joseph Foley † (26 Oct 1983 Appointed - 10 Feb 1991 Died)
• Barry James Hickey (23 Jul 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Perth
6 May 1845	Erected	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Perth (erected)
1847	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of King George Sounde - The Sound (suppressed)	Diocese of Adelaide Diocese of Perth
10 May 1887	Territory Lost	Diocese of Perth	Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia (erected)
30 January 1898	Territory Lost	Diocese of Perth	Diocese of Geraldton (erected)
Archdiocese of Perth
28 August 1913	Elevated	Diocese of Perth	Archdiocese of Perth
12 November 1954	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Perth	Diocese of Bunbury (erected)
1982	Territory Added	Territorial Abbey of New Norcia (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Perth

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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 Perth
1950	85,000	425,000	20.0%	118	32	150	566		98	967	68	ap1951
1966	130,100	550,250	23.6%	120	87	207	628		104	1,087	97	ap1967
1970	140,250	700,000	20.0%	118	90	208	674		208	1,019	99	ap1971
1980	228,446	891,446	25.6%	124	83	207	1,103	3	194	1,110	101	ap1981
1990	305,000	1,110,000	27.5%	116	112	228	1,337	1	202	693	107	ap1991
1999	379,902	1,369,809	27.7%	140	116	256	1,483	4	217	584	103	ap2000
2000	380,282	1,383,507	27.5%	138	113	251	1,515	2	209	652	103	ap2001
2001	384,085	1,395,509	27.5%	155	110	265	1,449	1	211	652	103	ap2002
2002	384,185	1,403,509	27.4%	153	103	256	1,500	1	164	482	103	ap2003
2003	379,989	1,427,956	26.6%	147	140	287	1,324	1	199	485	103	ap2004
2004	380,010	1,427,956	26.6%	151	136	287	1,324	1	193	503	103	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Justin Joseph Bianchini (Priest: 29 Jun 1964 to 25 Mar 1992)
• John Brady † (Bishop: 9 May 1845 to 3 Dec 1871)
• Patrick Joseph Clune, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1910; Archbishop: 28 Aug 1913 to 24 May 1935)
• Maxwell Leroy Davis (Priest: 31 Oct 1971 to 16 Jul 2003)
• William Joseph Foley † (Priest: 12 Sep 1954 to 13 Jul 1981; Archbishop: 26 Oct 1983 to 10 Feb 1991)
• Matthew Gibney † (Priest: 14 Jun 1863; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Sep 1886; Bishop: 1 Nov 1886 to 14 May 1910)
• Lancelot John Goody † (Priest: 20 Dec 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1951 to 12 Nov 1954; Archbishop: 18 Oct 1968 to 26 Oct 1983)
• Martin Griver y Cuni † (Priest: 18 Dec 1847; Apostolic Administrator: 1 Oct 1869; Bishop: 22 Jul 1873 to 1 Nov 1886)
• Robert Healy † (Priest: 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Oct 1975 to 25 Oct 2000)
• Barry James Hickey (Priest: 20 Dec 1958 to 22 Mar 1984; Archbishop: 23 Jul 1991 - )
• Gerald Joseph Holohan (Priest: 4 Sep 1971 to 11 Jun 2001)
• William Bernard Kelly † (Priest: 24 Jun 1883 to 21 Mar 1898)
• Myles McKeon (Priest: 22 Jun 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 May 1962 to 6 Mar 1969)
• John O'Reilly † (Priest: 21 Jun 1869 to 13 May 1887)
• Redmond Garrett Prendiville † (Priest: 14 Jun 1925; Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Jul 1933; Archbishop: 24 May 1935 to 28 Jun 1968)
• Peter Quinn (Priest: 21 Dec 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jun 1969 to 26 May 1982)
• John Joseph Rafferty † (Priest: 25 Apr 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jun 1955 to 6 Jan 1962)
• Joseph (José María Benito) Serra y Juliá, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 7 Aug 1849; Apostolic Administrator: 3 Oct 1851 to 7 Jan 1862)
• Donald George Sproxton (Priest: 17 Dec 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 2001)