Suffragan diocese Broken Bay, Australia
Diocese of Broken Bay
Sinus Tortuosi
Latin Church
The Diocese of Broken Bay, erected on 8 April 1986, covers Sydney's northern suburbs and Central Coast and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The see is sede vacante in 2026 after Archbishop Anthony Randazzo was named Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on 25 March 2026, with Randazzo continuing as Apostolic Administrator.
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- Established
- 1986
- Catholics
- 206,000
- Priests
- 103
- Territory
- 2,763 km²
Parishes and churches
26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of the Rosary CathedralWaitara · CathedralMass times recorded
- Corpus ChristiSt IvesMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyLindfieldMass times recorded
- Holy NameWahroongaView parish
- Holy SpiritKincumberMass times recorded
- Our Lady Help of ChristiansEppingMass times recorded
- Our Lady of DoloursChatswoodMass times recorded
- Our Lady of Good CounselForestvilleView parish
- Our Lady of Perpetual SuccourWest PymbleMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the RosaryWyomingMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the RosaryThe EntranceMass times recorded
- Our Lady Star of the SeaTerrigalMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartMona ValeMass times recorded
- St Agatha'sPennant HillsMass times recorded
- St Benedict'sArcadiaMass times recorded
- St Bernard'sBerowra HeightsMass times recorded
- St Cecilia'sWyongMass times recorded
- St Cecilia'sBalgowlahView parish
- St John the BaptistWoy WoyMass times recorded
- St Joseph'sNarrabeenView parish
- St Kevin'sDee WhyMass times recorded
- St Leonard'sNaremburnMass times recorded
- St Mary MacKillopWoongarrahMass times recorded
- St Mary'sManlyMass times recorded
- St Mary'sNoravilleMass times recorded
- St Patrick'sEast GosfordMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Anthony Randazzo (Apostolic Administrator)
- Born
- 7 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Sydney
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The cathedral
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Waitara stands in Broken Bay, 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
A Latin Church see of the Catholic Church in Australia, Broken Bay is a suffragan diocese within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney. Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, appointed the diocese's fourth bishop on 7 October 2019, now serves as its apostolic administrator: after meeting Pope Leo XIV in March 2026, he was named prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts on 25 March 2026, and he intends to remain apostolic administrator for three months before moving to Rome.
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- Broken Bay News wins Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Award
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- Broken Bay Diocese launches podcast
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