List of Catholic bishops in Australia

The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Australia. The Australian Catholic Church comprises seven archdioceses and 32 dioceses including six dioceses which cover the whole country: one each for those who belong to the Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites and one for those serving in the Australian Defence Forces. There is also a personal ordinariate for former Anglicans which has a similar status to a diocese.[1][2] The church in Australia has five provinces: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

Each diocese is divided into an ecclesiastical province. Each province has a metropolitan archdiocese led by an archbishop, and at least one suffragan diocese.

The Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites are governed by an eparchy, an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese. All eparchies in Australia are immediately subject to the Holy See with the exception of the Ukrainian Eparchy of Ss Peter and Paul which falls under the authority of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, as a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne.

Latin Church bishops

Ecclesiastical
Province Map		 Diocese Diocese's Coat
of Arms		 Bishop Title Bishops Coat
of Arms

Ecclesiastical Province of Adelaide

Archdiocese of Adelaide Patrick O'Regan Archbishop of Adelaide
Diocese of Darwin Charles Gauci Bishop of Darwin
Diocese of Port Pirie Karol Kulczycki Bishop of Port Pirie

Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane

Archdiocese of Brisbane Mark Coleridge Archbishop of Brisbane
Diocese of Cairns Joe Caddy Bishop of Cairns
Diocese of Rockhampton Michael McCarthy Bishop of Rockhampton
Diocese of Toowoomba Kenneth Howell Bishop of Toowoomba
Diocese of Townsville Timothy Harris Bishop of Townsville

Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne

Archdiocese of Melbourne Peter Comensoli Archbishop of Melbourne
Anthony Ireland Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
Martin Ashe Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
Terence Curtin Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne
Diocese of Ballarat Paul Bird Bishop of Ballarat
Diocese of Sale Gregory Bennet Bishop of Sale
Diocese of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay Bishop of Sandhurst

Ecclesiastical Province of Perth

Archdiocese of Perth Timothy Costelloe Archbishop of Perth
Donald Sproxton Auxiliary Bishop of Perth
Diocese of Broome Tim Norton Bishop of Broome
Diocese of Bunbury Sede Vacante Bishop of Bunbury
Diocese of Geraldton Michael Morrissey Bishop of Geraldton

Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney

Archdiocese of Sydney Anthony Fisher Archbishop of Sydney
Daniel Meagher Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
Richard Umbers Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
Diocese of Armidale Sede Vacante Bishop of Armidale
Diocese of Bathurst Michael McKenna Bishop of Bathurst
Diocese of Broken Bay Anthony Randazzo Bishop of Broken Bay
Diocese of Lismore Gregory Homeming Bishop of Lismore
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Michael Kennedy Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
Diocese of Parramatta Vincent Long Van Nguyen Bishop of Parramatta
Diocese of Wagga Wagga Mark Edwards Bishop of Wagga Wagga
Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes Columba Macbeth-Green Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes
Diocese of Wollongong Brian Mascord Bishop of Wollongong

Immediately subject to the Holy See

The following dioceses do not fall directly under an Ecclesiastical Province, although they may be associated with one, but are immediately subject to the Holy See.

Diocese Map Diocese Diocese Coat
of Arms		 Bishop Title Bishop's Coat
of Arms

Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn

Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Christopher Prowse Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn

Archdiocese of Hobart

Archdiocese of Hobart Julian Porteous Archbishop of Hobart

Diocese of the Australian Military Services

Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services Sede Vacante Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Australia

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Sede Vacante Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate
of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

Bishops emeriti

Province Bishop Title Diocese
Adelaide Eugene Hurley bishop emeritus Diocese of Darwin
Gregory O'Kelly bishop emeritus Diocese of Port Pirie
Brisbane Brian Finnigan auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Brisbane
Joseph Oudeman auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Brisbane
James Foley bishop emeritus Diocese of Cairns
Brian Heenan bishop emeritus Diocese of Rockhampton
William Morris bishop emeritus Diocese of Toowoomba
Robert McGuckin bishop emeritus Diocese of Toowoomba
Melbourne Denis Hart archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Melbourne
Peter Elliott auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Melbourne
Peter Connors bishop emeritus Diocese of Ballarat
Leslie Tomlinson bishop emeritus Diocese of Sandhurst
Perth Barry Hickey archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Perth
Christopher Saunders bishop emeritus Diocese of Broome
Gerard Holohan bishop emeritus Diocese of Bunbury
Justin Bianchini bishop emeritus Diocese of Geraldton
Sydney David Cremin auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Sydney
Terence Brady auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Sydney
David Walker bishop emeritus Diocese of Broken Bay
Geoffrey Jarrett bishop emeritus Diocese of Lismore
Michael Malone bishop emeritus Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Kevin Manning bishop emeritus Diocese of Parramatta
Gerard Hanna bishop emeritus Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Canberra & Goulburn Patrick Power auxiliary bishop emeritus Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn
Hobart Adrian Doyle archbishop emeritus Archdiocese of Hobart
Military Ordinariate Max Davis bishop emeritus Diocese of the Australian Military Services
Personal Ordinariate Harry Entwistle ordinary emeritus Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross
Carl Reid ordinary emeritus Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

Eastern Catholic Eparchs

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne

The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, a Latin Church territory.

Metropolia Metropolia Map Eparchy Bishop Title Bishop Coat
of Arms
Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne Mykola Bychok eparchial bishop

Eastern Catholic eparchs whose eparchies are immediately subject to the Holy See

See also: Category:Eastern Catholic dioceses

The other Eastern Catholic Churches with eparchies (dioceses) or exarchates established in Australia are not grouped into provinces although may be associated with them. All are immediately subject to the Holy See, with limited oversight by the head of their respective sui iuris churches.

Church Metropolia Map Eparchy Bishop Title Bishop Coat
of Arms
Chaldean Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney Amel Nona Eparch
Melkite Greek Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Michael Archangel in Sydney Robert Rabbat Eparch
Maronite Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney Antoine-Charbel Tarabay Eparch
Syro-Malabar Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne John Panamthottathil Eparch

Eparchs emeriti

Eparchs/
Bishops		 Title Eparchy
Bosco Puthur bishop emeritus Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne
Jibrael Kassab eparch emeritus Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney
Issam Darwish eparch emeritus Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Michael Archangel in Sydney
Ad Abikaram eparch emeritus Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Sydney
Peter Stasiuk bishop emeritus Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne

Australian bishops serving outside Australia


Non-Australian bishops serving in Australia

References

  1. ^ "The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Military Ordinariate of Australia, Military". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.