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Diocese of Cairns
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The Diocese of Cairns covers far north Queensland including the Tablelands, Cape York and the Torres Strait. Erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and elevated to a diocese in 1941, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, led by Bishop Joseph Caddy who was ordained in 2024.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Joseph Caddy
- Latin name
- Cairnen(sis)
- Erected
- 10 May 1887 (origins 1941)
- Cathedral
- St Monica's War Memorial Cathedral, Cairns
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Brisbane (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
- Catholics
- 59,912
- Chancery
- Chancery Office, P.O. Box 625, 183 Abbott St., Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [07]40.465.100
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Townsville 283 km
- Port Moresby PG 842 km
- Diocese of Rockhampton 872 km
- Bereina PG 924 km
- Kerema PG 1043 km
- Lae PG 1141 km
Parishes near the see
- Cairns Parish · Cairns City <1 km
- Parramatta Park Parish · Parramatta Park 1 km
- North Cairns Parish · Cairns North 3 km
- West Cairns Parish · Manunda 3 km
- Earlville Parish · Earlville 5 km
- Edmonton Parish · Bentley Park 11 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001010 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08