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Diocese of

Wollongong

Australia Australia

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Wollongong / Vollongongen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Sydney

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (58)

Canberra and Goulburn (↙), Bathurst (↖), Parramatta (↑), Sydney (↗)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.11.30 – ...):Bishop Brian Mascord (63)Bishop Brian Mascord (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Wollongong (Roman Rite)

Bishop Brian Mascord (63)Bishop Brian Mascord (63)Permalink
(2017.11.30 – ...)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia)

For all things give thanks

Born:1959.01.30 (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia)
Ordained Priest:1992.10.31
Consecrated Bishop:2018.02.22

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (2017.11.30 – ...)

Bishop Peter William Ingham (82)Bishop Peter William Ingham (82)Permalink
(2001.06.06 – 2017.11.30)

Bishop emeritus of Wollongong (Australia)

Per ipsum ipsa duce

Born:1941.01.19 (Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia)
Ordained Priest:1964.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:1993.07.12

Titular Bishop of Pudentiana (1993.05.24 – 2001.06.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (Australia) (1993.05.24 – 2001.06.06)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (2001.06.06 – 2017.11.30)

President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (2006 – 2011.04)

Apostolic Visitor of Broome (Australia) (2020.03.10 – 2020.12.31)

Bishop Philip Edward Wilson (later Archbishop)Permalink
(1996.04.12 – 2000.11.30)

Non nobis Domine

Born:1950.10.02 (Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia)
Ordained Priest:1975.08.23
Consecrated Bishop:1996.07.10
Died:2021.01.17 (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia † 70)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (1996.04.12 – 2000.11.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia) (2000.11.30 – 2001.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia) (2001.12.03 – 2018.07.30)

President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2006.05.05 – 2012.05.04)

Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2012.05.04 – 2016.05.04)

Bishop William Edward MurrayPermalink
(1975.06.05 – 1996.04.12)

Born:1920.02.16 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1945.07.21
Consecrated Bishop:1975.07.21
Died:2013.04.21 († 93)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (1975.06.05 – 1996.04.12)

Bishop Thomas Absolem McCabePermalink
(1951.11.15 – 1974.05.10)

Born:1902.06.30 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:1925.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1939.03.12
Died:1983.09.14 († 81)

Bishop of Port Augusta (Australia) (1938.12.13 – 1951.06.07)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1951.06.07 – 1951.11.15)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (1951.11.15 – 1974.05.10)

Military Vicar of Australia (Australia) (1964 – 1969)

Contact Info

Address: 86-88 Market Street, PO Box 1239, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4253 0900

Website: 

Statistics

Area: 11,338 km²

Population: 193,670 Catholics (26.3% of 735,150 total) (2020)

Statistics: 32 parishes, 75 priests (39 diocesan, 36 religious), 3 deacons, 172 lay religious (69 brothers, 103 sisters), 2 seminarians (2020)

History

Last updated on 2023.01.25

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