Diocese of Townsville Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | North Queensland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 19°15′32″S 146°48′42″E / 19.25889°S 146.81167°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 435,200 km2 (168,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 252,289 74,084 ( 29.4%%) |
| Parishes |  27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 February 1930 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tim Harris |
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| Catholic Diocese of Townsville | |
The Diocese of Townsville 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 Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.