Archdiocese of Brisbane
Brisbanen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Brisbane, Australia
The Archdiocese of Brisbane covers southeast Queensland and serves as metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville. Founded as a diocese in 1859 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1887, it is led by Archbishop Shane Mackinlay, installed on 11 September 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 12 April 1859
- Latin
- Brisbanen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Mary MacKillop
- Annuario code
- 001000958
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 663,000
- Population
- 2,849,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 23.3%
- Priests
- 245
- Catholics per priest
- 2,706
- Extent
- 65,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 10
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Shane Mackinlay
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane stands in Brisbane, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Brisbane
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CairnsCairns
- Diocese of RockhamptonRockhampton
- Diocese of ToowoombaToowoomba
- Diocese of TownsvilleTownsville
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Covering south east Queensland and centred on Brisbane, this Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese heads the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane. The region was at first administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney; the Diocese of Brisbane was erected in 1859 and raised to an archdiocese in 1887.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.