Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

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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 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:[1]

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
Template:Nts Terence Bernard McGuire † 12 February 1930 14 June 1938 Template:Age in years and days Appointed Bishop of Goulburn
Template:Nts Hugh Edward Ryan † 13 July 1938 14 September 1967 Template:Age in years and days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
Template:Nts Leonard Anthony Faulkner † 14 September 1967 2 September 1983 Template:Age in years and days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
Template:Nts Raymond Conway Benjamin † 14 February 1984 18 April 2000 Template:Age in years and days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville
Template:Nts Michael Ernest Putney † 24 January 2001 28 March 2014 Template:Age in years and days Died in office
Template:Nts Timothy James Harris 3 May 2017[2] incumbent

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[3]

  1. 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)
  2. Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
  3. 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)
  4. 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

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Townsville Schools

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Annandale
  • Southern Cross Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Burdell
  • St Clare's Catholic School (primary)
Cranbrook
  • Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary)
Currajong
  • Marian Catholic School (primary)
Deeragun
  • St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Hyde Park
Kirwan
  • Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Mundingburra
North Ward
  • St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
Rasmussen
  • Good Shepherd Catholic School (primary)
Shaw
  • St Benedict's Catholic School (primary)
  • Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (secondary)
Palm Island
  • St Michael's Catholic School (primary)
Southern Schools

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Ayr
Bowen
  • St Mary's Catholic School (primary)
Collinsville
  • St John Bosco Catholic School (primary)
Home Hill
  • St Colman's Catholic School (primary)
Proserpine
  • St Catherine's Catholic College (primary & Secondary)
Northern Schools

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Abergowrie
Halifax
  • St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax (primary)
Ingham
Western Schools

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Charters Towers
  • Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary)
Cloncurry
  • St Joseph's Catholic School, (primary - Year 9)
Hughenden
  • St Francis Catholic School, (primary)
Mount Isa
  • St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
  • St Kieran's Catholic School (primary)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary)
Winton
  • St Patrick's Catholic School, (primary)

Gallery

See also

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References

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External links

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