Diocese of Wagga Wagga
Corvopolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Wagga Wagga, Australia
Latin Church diocese erected in 1917 covering the Riverina region of New South Wales, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney with its cathedral at Wagga Wagga. Bishop Mark Edwards OMI has been the sixth bishop since 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 July 1917
- Latin
- Corvopolitan(us)
- Patron
- santa Mary MacKillop
- Annuario code
- 001000133
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 62,000
- Population
- 206,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 30.1%
- Priests
- 47
- Catholics per priest
- 1,319
- Extent
- 62,160 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.0
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
- Mark Edwards, O.M.I.
- Born
- 14 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Balikpapan
- Institute
- MISSIONARI OBLATI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (O.M.I.)
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
St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga stands in Wagga Wagga, 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 Sydney
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sydney.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ArmidaleArmidale
- Diocese of BathurstBathurst
- Diocese of Broken BayBroken Bay
- Diocese of LismoreLismore
- Diocese of Maitland–NewcastleMaitland–Newcastle
- Diocese of ParramattaParramatta
- Archdiocese of SydneySydney
- Diocese of Wilcannia–ForbesWilcannia
- Diocese of WollongongWollongong
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Riverina region of New South Wales has been served since 1917 by the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, a Latin Church suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney seated at St Michael's Cathedral. On 12 September 2016 Pope Francis accepted Bishop Gerard Hanna's resignation on grounds of health and age and named Christopher Prowse Apostolic Administrator. On 26 May 2020 the pope announced Bishop Mark Edwards OMI as the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga, with his installation set for 22 July 2020 at St Michael's Cathedral.
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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.