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On 5 April 1842 the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide was erected, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land (the later primatial Archdiocese of Sydney), both missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions. It was promoted as the Diocese of Adelaide two weeks later on 22 April 1842, just six years after the first ...
On 22 April 1842, the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide was promoted as the Diocese of Adelaide and the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart became the Diocese of Hobart. The Diocese of Sydney was elevated to an archdiocese and a metropolitan see, with Hobart and Adelaide as suffragans. At that time, the Archdiocese of Sydney included the whole of the ...
Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide; Apostolic Vicariate of Aitape; Apostolic Vicariate of Alexishafen; Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau; Roman Catholic Diocese of Apia and Tokelau; Roman Catholic Diocese of Apia; Apostolic Vicariate of Archipelago of the Navigators
A. Apostolic Vicariate of Abercorn; Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia; Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide; Apostolic Vicariate of Agra; Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico
It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide. As the largest diocese in Australia by physical area covered, the Diocese of Darwin was initially administered by the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land.
An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic, who is usually a titular bishop. While such a territory can be classed as a particular church , according to canon 371.1 of the Latin Code of Canon Law , a vicar apostolic's jurisdiction is an exercise of the jurisdiction of the pope —the territory comes directly under the pope as "universal ...
This is a growing list of territorial dioceses and ordinariates in communion with the Holy See. There are approximately 3,000 actual (i.e., non-titular) dioceses in the Catholic Church (including the eparchies of the Eastern Catholic Churches). Those dioceses which are (metropolitan or nominal) archdioceses (including archeparchies) are marked in bold type and are also listed at List of ...
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in Australia.The Australian Catholic Church comprises seven archdioceses and 32 dioceses including six dioceses which cover the whole country: one each for those who belong to the Chaldean, Maronite, Melkite, Syro-Malabar and Ukrainian rites and one for those serving in the Australian Defence Forces.