Diocese of Sandhurst
Sandhursten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Sandhurst, Australia
Latin Church diocese erected in 1874 covering central and north-east Victoria, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Melbourne with its seat at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo. René Ramirez RCJ was appointed ninth bishop on April 11, 2026, succeeding Shane Mackinlay who was transferred to Brisbane.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 March 1874
- Latin
- Sandhursten(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002886
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 91,400
- Population
- 341,850
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 26.7%
- Priests
- 53
- Catholics per priest
- 1,725
- Extent
- 45,178 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.0
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
- Bishop
- René Ramirez, RCJ
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
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo stands in Sandhurst, 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 Melbourne
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Melbourne.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BallaratBallarat
- Archdiocese of MelbourneMelbourne
- Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul of MelbourneMelbourne
- Diocese of SaleSale
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Central and north-east Victoria, including Bendigo, form the territory of the Diocese of Sandhurst, a Latin Church jurisdiction erected in 1874 and suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne. The bishop's seat is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo.
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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.