Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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 Template:Nts Lancelot Goody † 12 November 1954 18 October 1968 Template:Age in years and days Elevated as Archbishop of Perth Template:Nts Myles McKeon † 6 March 1969 18 February 1982 Template:Age in years and days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury Template:Nts Peter Quinn † 26 May 1982 20 December 2000 Template:Age in years and days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury Template:Nts Gerard Joseph Holohan 5 September 2001 30 June 2023 Template:Age in years and days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury Template:Nts George Kołodziej SDS 20 March 2025 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days
Parishes
The diocese is divided into three separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[2]
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
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See also
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References
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External links
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