Diocese of Toowoomba

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Bishop(s) William Martin Morris, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 May 1929 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Brisbane Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 487,456 (188,279 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.twb.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: 73 Margaret Street, P.O. Box 756, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia Telephone: (07)463.242.77 Fax: 463.922.51

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• James Byrne † (28 May 1929 Appointed - 11 Feb 1938 Died)
• Joseph Basil Roper † (13 Jul 1938 Appointed - 14 Oct 1952 Resigned)
• William Joseph Brennan † (7 Aug 1953 Appointed - 11 Sep 1975 Died)
• Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † (19 Dec 1975 Appointed - 20 Nov 1992 Retired)
• William Martin Morris (20 Nov 1992 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 May 1929	Erected	Archdiocese of Brisbane	Diocese of Toowoomba (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
1950	32,000	125,000	25.6%	54	15	69	463		27	195	27	ap1951
1964	47,900	162,493	29.5%	71	23	94	509		61	237	37	ap1967
1968	48,200	194,000	24.8%	66	18	84	573		54	228	37	ap1971
1980	54,271	206,655	26.3%	66	11	77	704		37	167	38	ap1981
1990	59,953	218,447	27.4%	55	16	71	844		36	96	35	ap1991
1999	59,458	222,417	26.7%	46	11	57	1,043		21	68	35	ap2000
2000	61,272	232,601	26.3%	46	9	55	1,114		18	56	35	ap2001
2001	61,573	230,716	26.7%	45	10	55	1,119		19	64	35	ap2002
2002	61,209	232,979	26.3%	42	10	52	1,177		16	56	35	ap2003
2003	62,852	239,095	26.3%	41	8	49	1,282		16	58	35	ap2004
2004	65,912	232,900	28.3%	42	8	50	1,318		15	58	35	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• John Alexius Bathersby (Priest: 30 Jun 1961 to 17 Jan 1986)
• William Joseph Brennan † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1953 to 11 Sep 1975)
• James Byrne † (Bishop: 28 May 1929 to 11 Feb 1938)
• Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1975 to 20 Nov 1992)
• William Martin Morris (Bishop: 20 Nov 1992 - )
• Joseph Basil Roper † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1938 to 14 Oct 1952)