• Source: Roman 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.




Bishops


The following men have been Bishops of Townsville:




= Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

=
Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960




Parishes


The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:

Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker)
Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine)
Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)




Schools


The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:

Townsville Schools

Southern Schools

Northern Schools

Western Schools




Gallery















See also



Catholic Church in Australia




References






External links


Catholic Diocese of Townsville

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• Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton
• Ryan Catholic College
• St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra
• Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville
• The Marian School
• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• Townsville
• St Joseph's Church, North Ward
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst