Diocese of Wilcannia–Forbes
Vilcannien( sis)-Forbesin(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Wilcannia, Australia
Latin Church diocese erected in 1887 as the Diocese of Wilcannia and renamed Wilcannia-Forbes in 1917, covering the Far West region of New South Wales. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney with its cathedral at Broken Hill, and has been led by Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 May 1887
- Latin
- Vilcannien( sis)-Forbesin(us)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Annuario code
- 001000155
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 35,904
- Population
- 118,257
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 30.4%
- Priests
- 17
- Catholics per priest
- 2,112
- Extent
- 414,398 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
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
- Columba Macbeth-Green, O.S.P.P.E.
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, Broken Hill stands in Wilcannia, 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 Wagga WaggaWagga Wagga
- Diocese of WollongongWollongong
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney, the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is a Latin Church jurisdiction in Australia. It began in 1887 as the Diocese of Wilcannia, named for a town on the Darling River whose importance at the time rested on the dominance of river transport.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.