Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland | |||
1877 | Erected | Diocese of Brisbane | Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown | |||
10 May 1887 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland | Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown |
Diocese of Cairns | |||
8 July 1941 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown | Diocese of Cairns |
15 February 1967 | Territory Added | Diocese of Darwin (Torres Strait) | Diocese of Cairns |
11 July 1985 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Cairns (Islands of Kawa, Mata Kawa, and Kussa) | Diocese of Daru |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Cairns | ||||||||||||
1950 | 15,000 | 51,000 | 29.4% | 1 | 24 | 25 | 600 | 17 | 101 | 14 | ap1951 | |
1959 | 27,500 | 85,000 | 32.4% | 19 | 11 | 30 | 916 | 25 | 137 | 19 | ap1960 | |
1966 | 30,500 | 92,000 | 33.2% | 27 | 10 | 37 | 824 | 32 | 144 | 23 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 32,000 | 101,875 | 31.4% | 26 | 7 | 33 | 969 | 27 | 138 | 24 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 36,000 | 129,319 | 27.8% | 27 | 6 | 33 | 1,090 | 23 | 120 | 24 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 52,000 | 170,000 | 30.6% | 27 | 7 | 34 | 1,529 | 15 | 91 | 25 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 59,535 | 228,400 | 26.1% | 30 | 3 | 33 | 1,804 | 11 | 51 | 22 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 59,529 | 228,335 | 26.1% | 28 | 3 | 31 | 1,920 | 11 | 50 | 24 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 59,529 | 228,335 | 26.1% | 27 | 3 | 30 | 1,984 | 12 | 48 | 24 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 59,529 | 228,335 | 26.1% | 26 | 3 | 29 | 2,052 | 12 | 46 | 24 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 59,529 | 228,335 | 26.1% | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2,289 | 11 | 46 | 24 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 59,912 | 235,396 | 25.5% | 28 | 1 | 29 | 2,065 | 10 | 42 | 24 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 59,912 | 235,396 | 25.5% | 27 | 1 | 28 | 2,139 | 6 | 38 | 24 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 62,260 | 259,346 | 24.0% | 20 | 6 | 26 | 2,394 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 23 | ap2014 |
2016 | 65,391 | 272,124 | 24.0% | 29 | 11 | 40 | 1,634 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 23 | ap2017 |
2019 | 68,510 | 285,135 | 24.0% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2,854 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 23 | ap2020 |
2021 | 70,535 | 293,700 | 24.0% | 14 | 7 | 21 | 3,358 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 23 | ap2022 |
2023 | 71,700 | 298,540 | 24.0% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 3,117 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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