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Suffragan diocese Armidale, Australia

Diocese of Armidale

Armidalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Armidale is a Latin Rite see covering the New England and North West regions of New South Wales, Australia, erected in 1862 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sydney. Bishop Peter Murphy was appointed in 2025, ending a two-year vacancy.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral, Armidale, in Armidale, Australia.

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Established
1862
Catholics
42,490
Priests
34
Territory
91,500 km²

Parishes and churches

24 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Peter Murphy

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The cathedral

Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral, Armidale stands in Armidale, 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.

History

Established by 1862, the Diocese of Armidale covers the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales. A Latin Church see of the Catholic Church in Australia, it is a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney. Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral holds the cathedra of the Bishop of Armidale, a seat previously vacant after Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.