Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide

Archdiocese of Adelaide

Archidioecesis Adelaidensis
Location
Country Australia
Statistics
Area103,600 km2 (40,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
Increase 1,290,786
Increase 275,174 (Increase 21.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 April 1842 as Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide
22 April 1842 as Diocese of Adelaide
10 May 1887 as Archdiocese of Adelaide
CathedralSt Francis Xavier, Adelaide
Patron saintSt. Patrick[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Archbishop of AdelaidePatrick O`Regan
Map
Website
adelaide.catholic.org.au

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Adelaide, South Australia.

  1. ^ Jones, Terry. "Patrons of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia". Star Quest Production Network. Retrieved 14 October 2011.