Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

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Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

Dioecesis Vilcanniensis-Forbesinus
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Sacred Heart cathedral in Broken Hill; consecrated in 1960
Location
Country Australia
Territory Far West region of New South Wales
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney
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Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
Decrease 118,257
Decrease 35,904 (Increase 30.4%)
Parishes Steady 20
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 10 May 1887 as the Diocese of Wilcania; 28 July 1917 as the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
Cathedral Sacred Heart, Broken Hill
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Columba Macbeth Green
Metropolitan Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP
Vicar General Kevin Michael Manning
Emeritus Bishops Christopher Henry Toohey
Website
Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1887, initially as the Diocese of Wilcannia (this town on the Darling River was then important due to the dominance of river transport), and then changed to the current name in 1917. At this time, six parochial districts of Bathurst Diocese, including those of Parkes and Forbes, were added to its western neighbour.[1] The diocese covers the Far West region of New South Wales in Australia. The Bishop's office is in Forbes but his seat is in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill.

History

In 1887, the Diocese of Wilcannia was erected by Pope Leo XIII, on territories taken from the three now-neighbouring dioceses: Armidale, Bathurst (see below) and Goulburn (later absorbed in the present Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese), making it one of the oldest dioceses in Australia.

In 1917, the area of the diocese was enlarged (at the expense of the neighbouring diocese of Bathurst) and its name changed to the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes to take account of the added parishes.

On 9 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Christopher Toohey due to reasons of personal health. In April 2011, Bishop Toohey released a personal statement admitting that his behaviour during the early years of his ministry with young adults in his pastoral care was "not consistent with that required of a good person". Although the specific behaviours were not mentioned, the church stated that any acts were not criminal in nature. To date, Bishop Toohey is the most senior member of the church to admit to inappropriate behaviour with young adults.[2] The Pope appointed Sydney auxiliary bishop Terence Brady as apostolic administrator from 2009 until 2011.[citation needed] In 2011 the Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta, Kevin Michael Manning, was appointed to succeed Brady.[3]

Bishop of Wilcannia and Bishops of Wilcannia-Forbes

The following individual was elected as Bishop of Wilcannia:[4]

Order Name Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 John Dunne 13 May 1887 25 December 1916 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office

The following individuals have been elected as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes:[4]

Order Name Date installed Term ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 William Hayden 13 March 1918 11 February 1930 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Elevated as Archbishop of Hobart
2 Thomas Martin Fox 9 June 1931 10 July 1967 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office
3 Douglas Joseph Warren 26 September 1967 30 March 1994 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
4 Barry Francis Collins 30 March 1994 15 November 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office
5 Christopher Henry Toohey 9 July 2001 9 June 2009 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
6 Columba Macbeth Green 12 April 2014 present Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Currently bishop

In absence of an appointed Bishop, the following bishops have been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Wilcannia-Forbes:

Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill has been the cathedral of the diocese since 1905, though the bishops of Wilcannia had their residence in Broken Hill since 1889. The cathedral parish has some 5,500 parishioners, most of whom live in Broken Hill.

Parishes

Churches are located in the following parishes and locations (dedicated to saints as indicated):[5]

Image Location Coordinates Name Built
150px Balranald Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. St Dymphna
Barham Sacred Heart
150px Bogan Gate All Saints
150px Booligal St Michael
Bourke Holy Spirit and St Ignatius
Brewarrina St Patrick
150px Broken Hill Sacred Heart Cathedral 1905
Buronga St Micheal
Cobar St Laurence O'Toole
150px Condobolin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. St Joseph
150px Dareton St Maria Goretti
150px Deniliquin St Michael
150px Fifield St Dymphna
150px Forbes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. St Laurence O'Toole
150px Cobar St John Vianney
150px Hay St Fergal
150px Hillston Our Lady of Good Counsel
Ivanhoe St Laurence O'Toole
150px Mathoura St Brigid
150px Menindee St Patrick
150px Moama St Aloysius
150px Moulamein St Mary
Narromine Blessed Sacrament and St Augustine
Nevertire St Brigid
North Broken Hill Ss Peter and Paul
Nymagee St Mary
Nyngan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. St Patrick
Parkes Roman Catholic Church 001.JPG Parkes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Holy Family
150px Peak Hill St James
150px Tooleybuc Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. St Mary
150px Tottenham St Anthony
150px Trangie St Carthage
150px Trundle St Michael
Tullamore St Mary
150px Wakool St Joseph
Warren St Mary
150px Wentworth St Francis Xavier
Wilcannia St John
150px Womboota St Paul

Boundaries

With 414,398 square kilometres (160,000 sq mi) in its territory, the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is the largest diocese in New South Wales. More than half of the State is part of its territory. The Diocese comprises the territory in New South Wales west of a line from the River Murray 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Tocumwal, to the Murrumbidgee River near Darlington Point, to the Lachlan River 32 kilometres (20 mi) down from Euabalong but excluding the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area; thence to the eastern boundary by the Lachlan River including the whole of the Forbes Shire. The eastern boundary is the Eurow-Nyrang Mountains, the Harvey Range, a line from the junction of the Brummagen Creek and the Macquarie River to a point on the Macquarie River 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Warren, thence north in a straight line crossing the Barwon River, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Walgett, to the Queensland border, including Carinda, Lightning Ridge and Goodooga. The boundaries were enlarged in 1917 to include six new parochial areas taken from Bathurst Diocese, including the parishes of Forbes and Parkes.[6]

Schools

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166984642?searchTerm=diocese of wilcannia&searchLimits=l-decade=191
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  6. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166984642?searchTerm=diocese of wilcannia&searchLimits=l-decade=191

External links

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