Catholic ChurchinCommonwealth of Australia (Australia) | ![]() |
Also known as: Australien (Deutsch), Australia (español, Italiano, polski, latine), l’Australie (français), Austrália (Português), 澳洲 (正體中文), オーストラリア (日本語)
Dependencies: Christmas Island , Cocos Islands
, Heard Island and McDonald Islands
, Norfolk Island
Continent: Oceania
Capital: Canberra
Area: 7,682,300 km²
Population: 23,232,413
Patron Saint: Our Lady Help of Christians (May 24)
Saints: 1 Saint
Religions: Protestant 23.1% (Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 3.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%, Baptist 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Lutheran .7%, other Protestant .5%), Roman Catholic 22.6%, other Christian 4.2%, Muslim 2.6%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox .2%), Hindu 1.9%, other 1.3%, none 30.1%, unspecified 9.6%
Languages: English 72.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Greek 1%, other 14.8%, unspecified 6.5%
Ethnic Groups: English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4%
Neighbouring Countries: ↖ Cocos Islands , ↖ Christmas Island
, ↖ Indonesia
, ↑ Timor-Leste
, ↑ Papua New Guinea
, ↗ Vanuatu
, → New Caledonia
, ↘ New Zealand
Jurisdictions (35): Metr. Archdioceses (5), Archdioceses
(2), Dioceses
(26), Military Ordinariates
(1), Personal Ordinariates
(1)
Roman Rite (29): Adelaide, Armidale, Ballarat, Bathurst, Brisbane, Broken Bay, Broome, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra and Goulburn, Darwin, Geraldton, Hobart, Lismore, Maitland–Newcastle, Melbourne, Military Ordinariate of Australia, Parramatta, Perth, Port Pirie, Rockhampton, Sale, Sandhurst, Sydney, Toowoomba, Townsville, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia–Forbes, Wollongong
Anglican Rite (1): Our Lady of the Southern Cross
Chaldean Church (1): Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney
Greek-Melkite Church (1): Saint Michael’s of Sydney
Maronite Church (1): Saint Maron of Sydney
Syro-Malabar Church (1): Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne
Ukrainian Church (1): Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
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Cathedrals (44),
Basilicas (5),
National Shrines (4)
Apostolic Nunciature: Australia
Conference of Bishops: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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