Continent: Oceania
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Cairns / Cairnen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Brisbane
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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Address: 183 Abbott St., PO Box 625, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
Phone: +61 7 4051 1189
Bishop: | vacant |
Bishops of Cairns (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop emeritus of Cairns (Australia)
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Bishop John Alexius Bathersby (later Archbishop)
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Bishop John Ahern Torpie
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Bishop Thomas Vincent Cahill (later Archbishop)
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Bishop John Heavey, O.E.S.A.
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Vicars Apostolic of Cooktown (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop John Heavey, O.E.S.A. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop James Dominic Murray, O.E.S.A.
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Bishop John Hutchinson, O.E.S.A.
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Vicars Apostolic of Queensland (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Paul Fortini
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Bishop-elect John Cani
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Area: 380,748 km²
Population: 71,600 Catholics (24.0% of 298,100 total)
Pastoral Centres: 23 parishes, 2 missions
Personnel: 20 priests (13 diocesan, 7 religious), 7 deacons, 38 religious (19 brothers, 19 sisters)
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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