Sandhurst (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Shane Anthony Mackinlay, Bishop
Leslie Rogers Tomlinson, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 30 March 1874
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Melbourne
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Australia
Square Kilometers: 45,196 (17,456 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au/
Mailing Address: Sacred Heart Cathedral Presbytery, P.O. Box 201, 172 McCrae Street, Bendigo, Vic. 3552, Australia
Telephone: (03)54.45.36.10
Fax: 54.41.82.78

Past and Present Ordinaries

William Fortune † (24 Apr 1874 Appointed - Jun 1874 Resigned)
Martin Crane, O.E.S.A. † (4 Aug 1874 Appointed - 21 Oct 1901 Died)
Stephen Reville, O.E.S.A. † (21 Oct 1901 Succeeded - 19 Sep 1916 Died)
John McCarthy † (14 Feb 1917 Appointed - 18 Aug 1950 Died)
Bernard Denis Stewart † (18 Aug 1950 Succeeded - 21 Apr 1979 Retired)
Noel Desmond Daly † (21 Apr 1979 Appointed - 1 Jul 2000 Resigned)
Joseph Angelo Grech † (8 Mar 2001 Appointed - 27 Dec 2010 Died)
Leslie Rogers Tomlinson (3 Feb 2012 Appointed - 23 Jul 2019 Retired)
Shane Anthony Mackinlay (23 Jul 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
30 March 1874	Erected	Diocese of Melbourne	Diocese of Ballarat (erected) Diocese of Sandhurst (erected)
30 April 1978	Territory Added	Diocese of Ballarat (Inglewood)	Diocese of Sandhurst

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 35,000 185,000 18.9% 56 8 64 546 10 253 30 ap1951

1966 60,000 250,000 24.0% 72 25 97 618 49 308 40 ap1967

1970 62,450 250,000 25.0% 71 25 96 650 49 316 40 ap1971

1980 79,500 250,000 31.8% 64 14 78 1,019 29 230 41 ap1981

1990 80,403 308,725 26.0% 57 11 68 1,182 21 139 41 ap1991

1999 87,776 325,642 27.0% 57 9 66 1,329 15 106 41 ap2000

2000 86,847 322,235 27.0% 53 7 60 1,447 13 105 41 ap2001

2001 86,938 322,599 26.9% 48 7 55 1,580 11 96 41 ap2002

2002 86,038 320,230 26.9% 45 5 50 1,720 9 95 41 ap2003

2003 88,776 331,894 26.7% 44 5 49 1,811 9 73 41 ap2004

2004 91,400 341,850 26.7% 46 5 51 1,792 9 76 41 ap2005

2010 103,000 383,000 26.9% 39 39 2,641 2 49 40 ap2011

2014 93,803 358,159 26.2% 47 3 50 1,876 10 48 41 ap2015

2017 98,000 374,100 26.2% 44 4 48 2,041 12 44 40 ap2018

2020 93,680 367,600 25.5% 50 2 52 1,801 1 10 29 32 ap2021

2022 98,000 386,000 25.4% 54 1 55 1,781 6 29 40 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	35,000	185,000	18.9%	56	8	64	546		10	253	30	ap1951
1966	60,000	250,000	24.0%	72	25	97	618		49	308	40	ap1967
1970	62,450	250,000	25.0%	71	25	96	650		49	316	40	ap1971
1980	79,500	250,000	31.8%	64	14	78	1,019		29	230	41	ap1981
1990	80,403	308,725	26.0%	57	11	68	1,182		21	139	41	ap1991
1999	87,776	325,642	27.0%	57	9	66	1,329		15	106	41	ap2000
2000	86,847	322,235	27.0%	53	7	60	1,447		13	105	41	ap2001
2001	86,938	322,599	26.9%	48	7	55	1,580		11	96	41	ap2002
2002	86,038	320,230	26.9%	45	5	50	1,720		9	95	41	ap2003
2003	88,776	331,894	26.7%	44	5	49	1,811		9	73	41	ap2004
2004	91,400	341,850	26.7%	46	5	51	1,792		9	76	41	ap2005
2010	103,000	383,000	26.9%	39		39	2,641		2	49	40	ap2011
2014	93,803	358,159	26.2%	47	3	50	1,876		10	48	41	ap2015
2017	98,000	374,100	26.2%	44	4	48	2,041		12	44	40	ap2018
2020	93,680	367,600	25.5%	50	2	52	1,801	1	10	29	32	ap2021
2022	98,000	386,000	25.4%	54	1	55	1,781		6	29	40	ap2023