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Diocese of Sale

Dioecesis Saliensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 May 1887
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Melbourne
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 44,441 (17,165 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.sale.catholic.org.au/
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Diocese, Sion House, 6 Witton Street, P.O. Box 1410, Warragul, Vic. 3820, Australia
  • Telephone: (03)5622.6690

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 May 1887ErectedArchdiocese of Melbourne Diocese of Sale (erected)
17 October 1954Territory LostDiocese of Sale (Caņizal and Valcesade Guareņa in Zamora) Diocese of Zamora

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195015,00074,00020.3%2622853589315ap1951
196642,946147,00029.2%414459542016028ap1967
196845,468177,84225.6%434479672315527ap1971
198054,559225,00024.2%406461,1862510529ap1981
199071,300320,40022.3%386441,620197529ap1991
199982,546334,34924.7%329412,0131164228ap2000
200082,546334,34924.7%308382,1721164527ap2001
200182,546334,34924.7%3110412,0132194327ap2002
200282,546334,34924.7%318392,1162163727ap2003
200382,546334,34924.7%318392,1162163227ap2004
200492,746372,97924.9%337402,3183163025ap2005
201096,000386,00024.9%3211432,2325181926ap2011
2014122,000499,00024.4%309393,1285141927ap2015
2017127,100510,00024.9%307373,4355101427ap2018
2020126,256581,55621.7%318393,237581027ap2021
2022131,769613,74221.5%3010403,294510626ap2023

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


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