Diocese of Lismore
Lismoren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lismore, Australia
The Diocese of Lismore is a Latin Church suffragan see in northeastern New South Wales, erected in 1887 (originally as the Diocese of Grafton) and renamed Lismore in 1900. Bishop Gregory Homeming, OCD, has led the diocese since 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1887
- Latin
- Lismoren(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Carthage
- Annuario code
- 001002022
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 107,640
- Population
- 519,640
- Catholic share
- 20.7%
- Priests
- 52
- Catholics per priest
- 2,070
- Extent
- 28,660 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.8
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Gregory Homeming, OCD
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore stands in Lismore, 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.
The province of Sydney
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sydney.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ArmidaleArmidale
- Diocese of BathurstBathurst
- Diocese of Broken BayBroken Bay
- Diocese of Maitland–NewcastleMaitland–Newcastle
- Diocese of ParramattaParramatta
- Archdiocese of SydneySydney
- Diocese of Wagga WaggaWagga Wagga
- Diocese of Wilcannia–ForbesWilcannia
- Diocese of WollongongWollongong
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1887 as the Diocese of Grafton and renamed in 1900, the Diocese of Lismore is a Latin Church jurisdiction in New South Wales, Australia. Its care extends across the North Coast, and it also holds responsibility for the Church of St Agnes on Lord Howe Island. The diocese is a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].