Diocese of Wagga Wagga

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Bishop(s) Gerard Joseph Hanna, Bishop William John Brennan, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 July 1917 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 24,000 (9,270 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.wagga.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 473, 205 Tarcutta St., Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 2650, Australia Telephone: (02)6921.5667 Fax: 6921.5157

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer † (14 Mar 1918 Appointed - 11 Oct 1939 Died)
• Francis Augustin Henschke † (16 Nov 1939 Appointed - 24 Feb 1968 Died)
• Francis Patrick Carroll (24 Feb 1968 Succeeded - 25 Jun 1983 Appointed, Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn))
• William John Brennan (16 Jan 1984 Appointed - 5 Feb 2002 Resigned)
• Gerard Joseph Hanna (5 Feb 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 July 1917	Erected	Diocese of Goulburn	Diocese of Wagga Wagga (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	24,000	108,000	22.2%	41		41	585		18	213	21	ap1951
1966	41,000	150,000	27.3%	59	4	63	650		29	253	29	ap1967
1968	42,147	151,000	27.9%	54	3	57	739		32	249	30	ap1971
1980	56,650	171,920	33.0%	48	3	51	1,110		31	207	30	ap1981
1990	61,000	202,000	30.2%	44		44	1,386		18	180	30	ap1991
1999	62,000	206,000	30.1%	48	7	55	1,127		14	123	31	ap2000
2000	62,000	206,000	30.1%	44	11	55	1,127		24	107	31	ap2001
2001	62,000	206,000	30.1%	44	11	55	1,127		27	107	31	ap2002
2002	62,000	206,000	30.1%	46	11	57	1,087		27	115	31	ap2003
2003	62,000	206,000	30.1%	44	8	52	1,192		18	115	31	ap2004
2004	62,000	206,000	30.1%	51	6	57	1,087		17	110	31	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• William John Brennan (Bishop: 16 Jan 1984 to 5 Feb 2002)
• Francis Patrick Carroll (Priest: 27 Jul 1954; Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jun 1967; Bishop: 24 Feb 1968 to 25 Jun 1983)
• Edward Idris Cassidy (Priest: 23 Jul 1949 to 27 Oct 1970)
• Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1918 to 11 Oct 1939)
• Gerard Joseph Hanna (Bishop: 5 Feb 2002 - )
• Francis Augustin Henschke † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1939 to 24 Feb 1968)