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Archdiocese of

Canberra and Goulburn

Australia Australia

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Archdiocese

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Neighbouring Dioceses: Sale (↓), Wagga Wagga (←), Wilcannia–Forbes (↖), Bathurst (↑), Wollongong (↗)

Address: 51 Cooyong St., Braddon, ACT 2612; GPO Box 3089, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6201 9800

Website: Link

History

  • 1948.02.05: Established as Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn / Camberren(sis) et Gulburnen(sis) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Goulburn)

Papal Visits

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Archbishop (2013.09.12 – ...):Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (59)Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (59)

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Canberra and Goulburn (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (59)Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse (59)
(2013.09.12 – ...)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Only Jesus

Born:1953.11.14 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1980.08.16
Consecrated Bishop:2003.05.19

Titular Bishop of Bahanna (2003.04.04 – 2009.06.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) (2003.04.04 – 2009.06.18)

Bishop of Sale (Australia) (2009.06.18 – 2013.09.12)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (2013.09.12 – ...)

Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge (65)Archbishop Mark Benedict Coleridge (65)
(2006.06.19 – 2012.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane (Australia)

Sanguis et aqua

Born:1948.09.25 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1974.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:2002.06.19

Titular Bishop of Theveste (2002.05.03 – 2006.06.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (Australia) (2002.05.03 – 2006.06.19)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (2006.06.19 – 2012.04.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane (Australia) (2012.04.02 – ...)

Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll (83)Archbishop Francis Patrick Carroll (83)
(1983.06.25 – 2006.06.19)

Archbishop emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia)

Nova et vetera

Born:1930.09.09 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1954.07.27
Consecrated Bishop:1967.09.05

Titular Bishop of Tasaccora (1967.06.12 – 1968.02.24)

Coadjutor Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia) (1967.06.12 – 1968.02.24)

Bishop of Wagga Wagga (Australia) (1968.02.24 – 1983.06.25)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1983.06.25 – 2006.06.19)

President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2000 – 2006.05.05)

Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy (89)Archbishop Edward Bede Clancy (89) (later Cardinal)
(1978.11.24 – 1983.02.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sydney (Australia)

Fides mundum vincit

Born:1923.12.13 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1949.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:1976.06.29
Created Cardinal:1988.06.28

Titular Bishop of Árd Carna (1973.10.25 – 1978.11.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) (1973.10.25 – 1978.11.24)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1978.11.24 – 1983.02.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) (1983.02.12 – 2001.03.26)

President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (1986 – 2000)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella (1988.06.28 – ...)

Archbishop Thomas Vincent Cahill
(1967.04.13 – 1978.04.16)

Born:1913.02.22 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1935.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:1949.02.09
Died:1978.04.16 († 65)

Bishop of Cairns (Australia) (1948.11.11 – 1967.04.13)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1967.04.13 – 1978.04.16)

Archbishop Eris Norman Michael O’Brien
(1953.11.16 – 1966.11.20)

Born:1895.09.29 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1918.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1948.04.06
Died:1974.02.28 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Alinda (1948.02.05 – 1951.01.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) (1948.02.05 – 1951.01.11)

Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1951.01.11 – 1953.11.16)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1951.01.11 – 1953.11.16)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1953.11.16 – 1966.11.20)

Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria (1966.11.20 – 1974.02.28)

Archbishop Terence Bernard McGuire
(1948.02.05 – 1953.11.16)

Born:1881.09.17 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1904.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1930.05.25
Died:1957.07.04 († 75)

Bishop of Townsville (Australia) (1930.02.12 – 1938.06.14)

Bishop of Goulburn (Australia) (1938.06.14 – 1948.02.05)

Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia) (1948.02.05 – 1953.11.16)

Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica (1953.11.16 – 1957.07.04)

Former Prelates

as of 2013.10.31

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