Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta
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The diocese has responsibility for the western suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mountains, in New South Wales.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Parramatta. On 5 May 2016, Pope Francis appointed Vincent Long Van Nguyen, OFM Conv to be its fourth bishop.[1] His installation took place on 16 June 2016.
History
The diocese is located in one of the fastest-growing areas of New South Wales. The diocese is west of Sydney and reaches from Template:NSWcity, west to Template:NSWcity, south to Template:NSWcity and north to Template:NSWcity. The diocese was established 8 April 1986 from the western part of the Archdiocese of Sydney.[2] and by 2004 served 307,392 parishioners out of a total population of 924,621.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Bishops
Bishops of Parramatta
The following prelates have served as Bishop of Parramatta:[3]
Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end Template:Nts Bede Vincent Heather 8 April 1986 10 July 1997 Template:Age in years and days Resigned; Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta. Resides on the Central Coast. Template:Nts Kevin Michael Manning 10 July 1997 8 January 2010 Template:Age in years and days Retired; Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta. Template:Nts Anthony Fisher, OPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 January 2010 12 November 2014 Template:Age in years and days Appointed Archbishop of Sydney Template:Nts Vincent Long Van Nguyen, OFM ConvScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 16 June 2016 Template:Age in years and days
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Robert Michael McGuckin, appointed Bishop of Toowoomba in 2012
Cathedral
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Parishes
There are 47 parishes and one parochial district located in Diocese of Parramatta within five deaneries.[8]
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Central Deanery
Blue Mountains Deanery
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Northern Deanery
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See also
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References
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- ↑ Diocese of Parramatta
- ↑ B. Heather, The beginning of the Diocese of Parramatta, Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 29 (2008), 39-50.
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External links
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