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Diocese of Melbourne
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The Archdiocese of Melbourne is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne, with suffragan dioceses of Ballarat, Sale, and Sandhurst. Erected in 1847 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1874, it is led by Archbishop Peter Comensoli, appointed in 2018.
- Archbishop
- Most Rev. Peter A. Comensoli
- Latin name
- Melburnen(sis)
- Erected
- 25 June 1847
- Cathedral
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
- Patron
- Saint Patrick
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Melbourne
- Catholics
- 1,264,150
- Chancery
- St. Patrick's Centre, 486 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Vic. 3002
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
Parishes near the see
- (St Brendan’s School) · Melbourne 1 km
- Monash University · Carlton 1 km
- Holy Family · East Melbourne 1 km
- (St Peter’s School) · South Yarra 4 km
- St Edmund Campion · Fairfield 5 km
- St Charbel · Coburg 7 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001002213 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08