Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference

Logo of the Conference

The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ACBC) is the national episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Australia[1] and is the instrumentality used by the Australian Catholic bishops to act nationally and address issues of national significance.[2] Formation of the ACBC was approved by the Holy See on 21 June 1966.[3] With around 5.4 million Catholics in Australia, the ACBC is an influential national body.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Welcome". Catholic Church in Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ "submission-australian-catholic-bishops-conference-15-february-2016" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference". Catholic Church in Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Election 2016: Catholic Bishops intervene in election over same-sex marriage".; www.smh.com.au; 15 May 2016
  5. ^ "Catholic Church's misconceived wealth and power, and its growing weakness".; smh.com.au; 14 February 2018