Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
Latin Catholic territory in Australia
The Diocese of Armidale is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia . It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney . The Diocese of Armidale was established in 1869 and covers the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales .
Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the cathedra of the Bishop of Armidale, presently vacant after Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle .[1] [2]
History
Erected 28 November 1869.[3] The first bishop, Timothy O'Mahony, was forced to resign over allegations of alcoholism and fathering a child, although he was eventually cleared by a church investigation.[4]
Bishops
Bishops of Armidale:[3] [5]
Order
Name
Title
Date installed
Term ended
Term of office
Reason for term end
1
Timothy O'Mahony
Bishop of Armidale
1869
July 1877
7–8 years
Resigned from Rome
2
Elzear Torreggiani
Bishop of Armidale
November 1879
January 1904
24–25 years
Died in office
3
Patrick O'Connor
Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale
May 1903
January 1904
0–1 year
Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale
Bishop of Armidale
January 1904
July 1932
27–28 years
Died in office
4
John Coleman
Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale
September 1929
July 1932
2–3 years
Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale
Bishop of Armidale
July 1932
December 1947
14–15 years
Died in office
5
Edward Doody
Bishop of Armidale
25 April 1948 (1948-04-25 )
9 April 1968 (1968-04-09 )
19 years, 350 days
Died in office
6
James Darcy Freeman
Bishop of Armidale
December 1968
1971
2–3 years
Elevated as Archbishop of Sydney
7
Henry Kennedy
Bishop of Armidale
February 1972
26 April 1991 (1991-04-26 )
18–19 years
Retired
8
Kevin Manning
Bishop of Armidale
10 July 1991 (1991-07-10 )
10 July 1997 (1997-07-10 )
6 years, 0 days
Elevated as Bishop of Parramatta
9
Luc Julian Matthys
Bishop of Armidale
March 1999
December 2011
11–12 years
Retired as Emeritus Bishop of Armidale
10
Michael Kennedy
Bishop of Armidale
February 2012
February 2023
10–11 years
Appointed to Maitland–Newcastle .
James Darcy Freeman was elevated to Cardinal in 1973, concurrent with Archbishop of Sydney.
Coadjutors are included above.
Other priests of the diocese who became bishops
Cathedral
The diocesan cathedral is dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Joseph and is located in Dangar Street, Armidale, opposite Armidale Central Park and diagonally opposite the Anglican cathedral. It was built in 1911 of Pyrmont stone and Armidale polychrome brick .[6] It was solemnly dedicated on 12 December 1919.[citation needed ]
Parishes
As of November 2014[update] , there are currently 25 parishes located in Diocese of Armidale:
References
External links
A list of the Catholic dioceses, chapels, churches, and cathedrals in Australia.
Province of Brisbane
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Stephen
St Stephen's Chapel
Corpus Christi, Nundah
Our Lady of Victories, Bowen Hills
Marist Brothers College, Rosalie
Mary Immaculate Church, Annerley
Mount Carmel Convent, Wynnum
Mount St Mary's Convent, Toowong
St Brigid's, Red Hill
St Brigid's Church, Rosewood
St Francis Xavier, Goodna
St Ignatius Loyola, Toowong
St Mary's, Ipswich
St Mary's, Maryborough
St Mary's, South Brisbane
St Patrick's, Fortitude Valley
St Patrick's, Gympie
St Patrick's, Mount Perry
Diocese of Toowoomba Diocese of Cairns Diocese of Rockhampton Diocese of Townsville
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