Diocese of Broome Dioecesis Broomensis | |
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.jpg) Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Territory | Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Perth |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Perth |
| Coordinates | 17°57′31″S 122°14′16″E / 17.95861°S 122.23778°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 773,000 km2 (298,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 35,001 13,402 ( 38.3%) |
| Parishes | 9 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 May 1887 as Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley 7 June 1966 as Diocese of Broome |
| Cathedral | Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tim Norton |
| Apostolic Administrator | Michael Morrissey |
| Bishops emeritus | Christopher 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.