Diocese of Rockhampton

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Bishop(s) Brian Heenan, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 29 December 1882 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Brisbane Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 415,000 (160,293 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/ Mailing Address: 170 William Street, P.O. Box 611, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia Telephone: (07)4922.1149 Fax: 4922.1224

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Cani † (3 Jan 1882 Appointed - 3 Mar 1898 Died)
• Joseph Higgins † (21 Sep 1899 Appointed - 3 Mar 1905 Appointed, Bishop of Ballarat)
• James Duhig † (16 Sep 1905 Appointed - 27 Feb 1912 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane)
• Joseph Shiel † (19 Aug 1912 Appointed - 7 Apr 1931 Died)
• Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - 25 Oct 1945 Died)
• Andrew Gerard Tynan † (31 Mar 1946 Appointed - 3 Jun 1960 Died)
• Francis Roberts Rush † (7 Nov 1960 Appointed - 5 Mar 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Brisbane)
• Bernard Joseph Wallace † (24 Jan 1974 Appointed - 8 May 1990 Resigned)
• Brian Heenan (23 Jul 1991 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 December 1882	Erected	Diocese of Brisbane	Diocese of Rockhampton (erected)
12 February 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockhampton	Diocese of Townsville (erected)

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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
1949	25,000	141,000	17.7%	61	7	68	367		25	324	34	ap1951
1966	46,000	190,350	24.2%	77	6	83	554		42	326	37	ap1967
1970	49,100	229,000	21.4%	67	6	73	672		44	329	37	ap1971
1980	57,700	261,000	22.1%	65	7	72	801		49	263	40	ap1981
1990	74,000	306,000	24.2%	53	6	59	1,254	1	25	219	36	ap1991
1999	94,500	240,500	39.3%	51	6	57	1,657		22	141	39	ap2000
2000	93,891	365,270	25.7%	40	5	45	2,086		19	127	39	ap2001
2001	94,063	366,428	25.7%	37	6	43	2,187		20	122	39	ap2002
2002	94,063	366,428	25.7%	36	6	42	2,239		18	113	39	ap2003
2003	94,500	367,000	25.7%	36	7	43	2,197		19	113	39	ap2004
2004	95,000	372,000	25.5%	36	8	44	2,159		19	122	39	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Raymond Conway Benjamin (Priest: 25 Jul 1949 to 14 Feb 1984)
• John Cani † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1882 to 3 Mar 1898)
• James Duhig † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1905 to 27 Feb 1912)
• Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1932 to 25 Oct 1945)
• Brian Heenan (Bishop: 23 Jul 1991 - )
• Joseph Higgins † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1899 to 3 Mar 1905)
• Francis Roberts Rush † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1960 to 5 Mar 1973)
• Joseph Shiel † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1912 to 7 Apr 1931)
• Andrew Gerard Tynan † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1946 to 3 Jun 1960)
• Bernard Joseph Wallace † (Priest: 26 Jul 1942; Bishop: 24 Jan 1974 to 8 May 1990)
• Guilford Clyde Young † (Priest: 3 Jun 1939 to 15 Jul 1948)