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Suffragan diocese Geraldton, Australia

Diocese of Geraldton

Geraldtonen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Geraldton covers the Mid West and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. Erected in 1898, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Perth, led by Bishop Michael Morrissey who was enthroned in 2017 as the first bishop of Geraldton born and ordained in the diocese.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton, in Geraldton, Australia.

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Established
1898
Catholics
27,135
Priests
16
Territory
1,318,310 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Michael Morrissey
Born
9 September 1952
Birthplace
Yalgoo

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The cathedral

St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton stands in Geraldton, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Mid West of Western Australia falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton, a Latin Church see within the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth. The bishop's cathedral is St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Geraldton.

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