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)
^"Diocese of Townsville". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^"Bishop-elect Tim Harris farewelled from his Gold Coast parish". The Catholic Leader. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
^. Diocese of Townsville. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
^"Considering a Catholic school for your child?" (PDF). Catholic Education in the Diocese of Townsville. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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Catholic Diocese of Townsville
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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 Diocese of TownsvilleDioecesis TovnsvillensisSacred Heart Cathedral Townsville taken in 1903 after Cyclone LeontaLocationCountryAustraliaTerritoryNorth QueenslandEcclesiastical provinceBrisbaneCoordinates19 15 32 S 146 48 42 E 19 25889 S 146 81167 E 19 25889 146 81167StatisticsArea435 200 km2 168 000 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2004 252 289 74 084 29 4 Parishes27InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished12 February 1930CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral TownsvilleCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopTim HarrisMapWebsiteCatholic Diocese of Townsville Contents 1 Bishops 1 1 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop 2 Parishes 3 Schools 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBishops editThe following men have been Bishops of Townsville 1 Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end1 Terence Bernard McGuire 12 February 1930 14 June 1938 8 years 122 days Appointed Bishop of Goulburn2 Hugh Edward Ryan 13 July 1938 14 September 1967 29 years 63 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville3 Leonard Anthony Faulkner 14 September 1967 2 September 1983 15 years 353 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide4 Raymond Conway Benjamin 14 February 1984 18 April 2000 16 years 64 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville5 Michael Ernest Putney 24 January 2001 28 March 2014 13 years 53 days Died in office6 Timothy James Harris 3 May 2017 2 incumbentOther priest of this diocese who became bishop edit Francis Roberts Rush appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960Parishes editThe diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes 3 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 editThe Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese 4 North WardSt Joseph s School primary St Patrick s College secondary Hyde ParkSt Margaret Mary s College secondary MundingburraSt Joseph s Catholic School primary CurrajongThe Marian School primary AnnandaleSouthern Cross Catholic School primary CranbrookHoly Spirit School primary Ignatius Park College secondary RasmussenGood Shepherd Catholic Community School primary KirwanRyan Catholic College primary amp secondary DeeragunSt Anthony s Catholic College primary amp secondary West EndEdmund Rice Flexible learning Centre secondary Palm IslandSt Michael s School primary Charters TowersColumba Catholic College primary amp secondary Ingham DistrictOur Lady of Lourdes School Ingham primary St Peter s School Trebonne primary Canossa School Trebonne primary Gilroy Santa Maria College Ingham secondary St Teresa s College Abergowrie secondary Burdekin River regionSt Francis School Ayr primary St Colman s School Home Hill primary Burdekin Catholic High School Ayr secondary SouthSt Mary s School Bowen primary St Catherine s School Proserpine primary St John Bosco School Collinsville primary WestSt Francis School Hughenden primary St Patrick s School Winton primary St Joseph s School Cloncurry primary Mount IsaSt Joseph s Catholic School primary St Kieran s School primary Good Shepherd Catholic College secondary Gallery edit nbsp Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville nbsp Interior of Sacred Heart CathedralSee also edit nbsp Catholicism portal nbsp Queensland portal Catholic Church in AustraliaReferences edit Diocese of Townsville The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 20 February 2011 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Bishop elect Tim Harris farewelled from his Gold Coast parish The Catholic Leader 9 March 2017 Retrieved 5 September 2020 Diocesean profile Parishes Diocese of Townsville 2009 Archived from the original on 20 November 2011 Retrieved 9 October 2011 Considering a Catholic school for your child PDF Catholic Education in the Diocese of Townsville Retrieved 22 February 2014 External links editCatholic Diocese of Townsville Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville amp oldid 1172073215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
