Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

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Bishop(s) Christopher Henry Toohey, Bishop Douglas Joseph Warren, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 28 July 1917 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 414,398 (160,061 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.wil-frbs.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: Johnson Str. 13, P.O. Box 28, Forbes, N.S.W. 2871, Australia Telephone: (02)6851-2155 Fax: 6851-2211

Historical Details

• Diocese of Wilcannia
  • Latin Name: Vilcanniensis
  • Erected: 10 May 1887
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Dunne † (13 May 1887 Appointed - 29 Dec 1916 Died)
• William Hayden † (13 Mar 1918 Appointed - 11 Feb 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Hobart)
• Thomas Martin Fox † (9 Jun 1931 Appointed - 10 Jul 1967 Died)
• Douglas Joseph Warren (26 Sep 1967 Appointed - 30 Mar 1994 Retired)
• Barry Francis Collins † (30 Mar 1994 Appointed - 15 Nov 2000 Died)
• Christopher Henry Toohey (9 Jul 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Wilcannia
10 May 1887	Erected	Diocese of Armidale Diocese of Bathurst Diocese of Goulburn	Diocese of Wilcannia (erected)
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
28 July 1917	Name Changed	Diocese of Wilcannia	Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

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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
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
1950	20,720	97,005	21.4%	43	1	44	470		17	232	21	ap1951
1966	29,000	100,000	29.0%	44	2	46	630		16	163	24	ap1967
1970	37,500	100,000	37.5%	44	2	46	815		21	191	24	ap1971
1980	34,900	130,500	26.7%	33	2	35	997		21	129	24	ap1981
1990	36,700	138,000	26.6%	32		32	1,146		10	59	20	ap1991
1999	36,804	121,816	30.2%	21	2	23	1,600		14	58	21	ap2000
2000	36,804	121,816	30.2%	23	2	25	1,472		15	57	20	ap2001
2001	36,801	121,816	30.2%	18	3	21	1,752		15	57	20	ap2002
2002	36,001	112,008	32.1%	19	5	24	1,500		18	48	16	ap2003
2003	36,801	122,008	30.2%	17	4	21	1,752		16	49	20	ap2004
2004	35,904	118,257	30.4%	18	5	23	1,561		18	42	20	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• William John Brennan (Priest: 21 Dec 1960 to 16 Jan 1984)
• William Joseph Brennan † (Priest: 17 Dec 1927 to 7 Aug 1953)
• Barry Francis Collins † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1994 to 15 Nov 2000)
• John Dunne † (Bishop: 13 May 1887 to 29 Dec 1916)
• Thomas Martin Fox † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917; Bishop: 9 Jun 1931 to 10 Jul 1967)
• William Hayden † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1918 to 11 Feb 1930)
• Andrew Killian † (Priest: 4 Jun 1898 to 26 Feb 1924)
• Christopher Henry Toohey (Bishop: 9 Jul 2001 - )
• Douglas Joseph Warren (Priest: 20 Dec 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1964; Bishop: 26 Sep 1967 to 30 Mar 1994)