Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome

Diocese of Broome

Dioecesis Broomensis
Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome
Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome
Location
Country Australia
TerritoryKimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Perth
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Perth
Coordinates17°57′31″S 122°14′16″E / 17.95861°S 122.23778°E / -17.95861; 122.23778
Statistics
Area773,000 km2 (298,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
Increase 35,001
Decrease 13,402 (Decrease 38.3%)
ParishesIncrease 9
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1887 as Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley
7 June 1966 as Diocese of Broome
CathedralOur Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTim Norton
Apostolic AdministratorMichael Morrissey
Bishops emeritusChristopher Alan Saunders
Paul William Boyers
Website
Catholic Diocese of Broome

The Diocese of Broome is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. The diocese covers the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth. Its cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, in Broome, Western Australia.