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Diocese of Ballarat
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The Diocese of Ballarat covers the western third of Victoria, Australia. It was erected as a see in 1874 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, with Mark Freeman ordained and installed as its ninth bishop on 19 March 2026.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Mark Freeman
- Latin name
- Ballaraten(sis)
- Erected
- 30 March 1874
- Cathedral
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Melbourne (Archdiocese of Melbourne)
- Catholics
- 97,900
- Chancery
- 5 Lyons St. South, Ballarat, Vic. 3350, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [03]5337.7121
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne 91 km
- Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne 100 km
- Diocese of Melbourne 102 km
- Diocese of Sandhurst 132 km
- Diocese of Sale 289 km
- Diocese of Wagga Wagga 417 km
Parishes near the see
- St Patrick's Cathedral Parish · Ballarat Central <1 km
- Creswick Parish · Creswick <1 km
- St Alipius Parish (Ballarat East) · Ballarat East 2 km
- South West Ballarat Parish · Sebastopol 5 km
- Wendouree Parish · Wendouree 5 km
- Bungaree Parish · Bungaree 13 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001000801 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08