Roman Catholicism in Australia

From Freepedia

The Roman Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are an estimated 5.1 million baptized Roman Catholics in Australia, 28 percent of the population. In Australia's seven archdioceses and 32 dioceses there are an estimated 3000 priests and 9000 men and women in Catholic orders.

Within Australia the hierarchy consists of:

Archbishopric Bishopric

• Adelaide
  • Darwin
  • Port Pirie

• Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Rockhampton
  • Toowoomba
  • Townsville

• Canberra (and Goulburn)

• Hobart

• Melbourne
  • Ballarat
  • Ukrainian Eparchy
  • Sale
  • Sandhurst

• Perth
  • Broome
  • Bunbury
  • Geraldton

• Sydney
  • Armidale
  • Bathurst
  • Broken Bay
  • Lismore
  • Maitland-Newcastle
  • Parramatta
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wilcannia-Forbes
  • Wollongong

There are also Maronite and Melkite Rite Eparchies in Sydney.