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Diocese of Hobart
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The Archdiocese of Hobart covers the Australian state of Tasmania. It was erected in 1842 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1888, and is a metropolitan see immediately subject to the Holy See. Archbishop Anthony Ireland was installed in August 2025.
- Archbishop
- Most Rev. Anthony Ireland
- Latin name
- Hobarten(sis)
- Established
- 1842 (archdiocese 1888)
- Cathedral
- St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart
- Co-cathedral
- Church of the Apostles, Launceston
- Patron
- Saint Patrick
- Rank
- Archdiocese Immediately Subject To The Holy See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Hobart (immediately subject to the Holy See)
- Catholics
- 92,680
- Chancery
- Archbishop’s Office, G.P.O. Box 62, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [03]6208.6222
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Sale 531 km
- Diocese of Sandhurst 563 km
- Diocese of Melbourne 598 km
- Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne 600 km
- Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne 617 km
- Diocese of Ballarat 661 km
Parishes near the see
- Hobart Parish (St Joseph's) · Hobart <1 km
- Sandy Bay Parish (Holy Spirit) · Sandy Bay 2 km
- South Hobart Parish (St Francis Xavier's) · South Hobart 2 km
- Bellerive-Lindisfarne Parish (Corpus Christi) · Bellerive 4 km
- Moonah-Lutana Parish (St Therese of Lisieux) · Moonah 5 km
- Glenorchy Parish (St John's) · Glenorchy 7 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001001598 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08