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Diocese of Wollongong

Dioecesis Vollongongensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Brian Gregory Mascord, Bishop
  • Peter William Ingham, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 November 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 11,338 (4,379 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dow.org.au/
  • Mailing Address: 38 Harbour Street, P.O. Box 1239, Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500, Australia
  • Telephone: (02)4222-2400
  • Fax: 4222-2419

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 November 1951ErectedArchdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn)
Archdiocese of Sydney
Diocese of Wollongong (erected)
21 February 1955Territory AddedArchdiocese of Sydney
Diocese of Wollongong
11 February 1956Territory AddedArchdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn)
Diocese of Wollongong
17 December 1976Territory LostDiocese of Wollongong (Eurobadalla) Archdiocese of Canberra (and Goulburn)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
196562,257242,18125.7%4350936699924628ap1967
197080,000295,00027.1%505310377614124229ap1971
1980107,300390,00027.5%4356991,08311525129ap1981
1990140,000550,00025.5%4345881,59010519230ap1991
1999170,622599,06928.5%3836742,3058217832ap2000
2000173,350608,65028.5%3743802,1669318832ap2001
2001178,550626,90028.5%3838762,3499017432ap2002
2002189,254664,51428.5%4036762,4908916332ap2003
2003186,613618,61630.2%3838762,4559518831ap2004
2004195,669647,91230.2%4035752,6089219328ap2005
2010185,000646,00028.6%3737742,5007911831ap2011
2014190,000669,00028.4%3934732,60217110731ap2015
2017198,300697,90028.4%4036762,60916910732ap2018
2020191,000725,00026.3%4039792,41727710032ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 258, to Page 260
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 617, and Page 618
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 582, and Page 583

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