Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton

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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 Rockhampton is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1882, it covers Central Queensland.

History

The Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane on 29 December 1882. Prior to this, the Brisbane archdiocese had responsibility for the entire state of Queensland, but the creation of the Rockhampton diocese split the state with responsibilities for the southern part of Queensland to remain with the Brisbane archdiocese while the northern part of Queensland became the responsibility of the new Rockhampton diocese.[1][2] The Diocese of Townsville was excised from the Diocese of Rockhampton in 1930, reducing Rockampton's coverage to Central Queensland, while Townsville took responsibility for the areas further to the north.[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Rockhampton:[4]

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
Template:Nts John Cani † 3 January 1882 3 March 1898 Template:Age in years and days Died in office
Template:Nts Joseph Higgins † 21 September 1899 3 March 1905 Template:Age in years and days Appointed Bishop of Ballarat
Template:Nts James Duhig † 16 September 1905 27 February 1912 Template:Age in years and days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane
Template:Nts Joseph Shiel † 11 May 1913[5] 7 April 1931 Template:Age in years and days Died in office
Template:Nts Romuald Denis Hayes, SSC † 12 January 1932 25 October 1945 Template:Age in years and days Died in office
Template:Nts Andrew Gerard Tynan † 31 March 1946 3 June 1960 Template:Age in years and days Died in office
Template:Nts Francis Roberts Rush † 7 November 1960 5 March 1973 Template:Age in years and days Elevated as Archbishop of Brisbane
Template:Nts Bernard Joseph Wallace † 24 January 1974 8 May 1990 Template:Age in years and days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton
Template:Nts Brian Heenan 20 November 1992 1 October 2013 Template:Age in years and days Retired and appointment Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton[6]
Template:Nts Michael McCarthy 29 May 2014 present Template:Age in years and days Current[7]

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Cathedral

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Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[8]

Education

The diocese operates many Catholic schools via its Rockhampton Catholic Education Office.

See also

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References

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External links

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