Diocese of Armidale Dioecesis Armidalensis | |
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 Cathedral of St Mary and St Joseph, Armidale; consecrated in 1912 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sydney |
| Coordinates | 30°30′58″S 151°39′50″E / 30.51611°S 151.66389°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 91,500 km2 (35,300 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 146,769 43,223 ( 29.4%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 November 1869 |
| Cathedral | Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
| Website | |
| armidale.catholic.org.au | |
The Diocese of Armidale is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney. The Diocese of Armidale was established in 1869 and covers the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales.
Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the cathedra of the Bishop of Armidale, presently vacant after Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.[1][2] The Administrator is Monsignor Edward (Ted) Wilkes and the administrator sat with the other Australian Bishops while attending the parramatta funeral of former Bishop Kevin Manning in 2024.
- ^ "Diocese of Armidale". The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia. National Council of Priests of Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Kennedy appointed Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle". Australian Catholics Bishops Conference Media Blog. Retrieved 9 February 2023.