Diocese of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

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The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross is a personal ordinariate of the Latin Church for former Anglicans, erected in 2012 under Anglicanorum coetibus, covering Australia and parts of Oceania and East Asia. As of May 2026 it is governed by Apostolic Administrator Bishop Steven Lopes following the transfer of Archbishop Anthony Randazzo to Rome.

Apostolic Administrator
Carl Reid
Latin name
Dominae Nostrae Meridianae Crucis in Australia
Erected
15 June 2012
Cathedral
St Bede the Venerable, Sydney (principal church)
Patron
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Rank
Personal Ordinariate
Rite
Latin
Catholics
1,200
Chancery
Building 2, 423 Pennant Hills Road, P.O. Box 340, Pennant Hills, NSW 1715, Australia
Telephone
Tel. [04]8379.1600
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia + National Catholic Register,annuario · Annuario code 001000339 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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