Diocese of Bunbury

Dioecesis Bumburiensis
Location
Country Australia
TerritorySouth West and Great Southern, Western Australia
Ecclesiastical provincePerth
Coordinates33°19′46″S 115°38′13″E / 33.32944°S 115.63694°E / -33.32944; 115.63694
Statistics
Area184,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
283,000
58,522 (20.7%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12 November 1954
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Apostolic AdministratorTimothy Costelloe
Bishops emeritusGerard Holohan
Website
Catholic Diocese of Bunbury

The Diocese of Bunbury 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 Perth. The Diocese of Bunbury was established in 1954, and covers the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.

Ordinaries

The following men have been Bishop of Bunbury:[1]

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1Lancelot Goody12 November 195418 October 196813 years, 341 daysElevated as Archbishop of Perth
2Myles McKeon6 March 196918 February 198212 years, 349 daysResigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury
3Peter Quinn26 May 198220 December 200018 years, 208 daysResigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury
4Gerard Joseph Holohan5 September 200130 June 202321 years, 298 daysResigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury

Parishes

The diocese is divided into three separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[2]

  1. Great Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Albany (St Joseph), Denmark (St Mary), Esperance (Star of the Sea), Katanning (St Patrick), Kojonup (St Bernard), Lake Grace (Maria Regina), Mount Barker (Sacred Heart), Narrogin (St Matthew), and Wagin (St Joseph)
  2. Lower South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Boyup Brook (St Mary), Bridgetown (St Brigid), Busselton (St Joseph and Our Lady of the Bay), Donnybrook (St Mary), Dunsborough (Our Lady of the Southern Cross), Manjimup (St Joseph), Margaret River (St Thomas More), and Pemberton (Sacred Heart)
  3. South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Bunbury (Cathedral Parish of St Patrick), Brunswick Junction (Our Lady's Assumption), Collie (St Brigid), Dardanup (The Immaculate Conception), Dawesville (St Damien), Harvey (Our Lady of Immaculate Conception), Australind (Church of the Living Vine), Mandurah (Our Lady's Assumption), Pinjarra (St Augustine), and Waroona (St Patrick)

Controversy

In 2003 Adrian Richard Van Klooster, a Catholic priest, pleaded guilty to four counts of indecently dealing with children under the age of 13 and was found with child pornography on his computer.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Bunbury". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  2. "Parishes in the Bunbury Diocese". Catholic Diocese of Bunbury. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. "Bishop's plea after priest convicted". The Catholic Weekly. Australia. 2 February 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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