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Suffragan diocese Sale, Australia

Diocese of Sale

Salien(sis)

Latin Church diocese erected in 1887 covering Gippsland and southeastern Victoria, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Melbourne with its cathedral at Sale. Bishop Gregory Bennet has been the tenth bishop since his appointment in 2020.

On the map

Esri
Sale, Australia, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1887
Catholics
92,746
Priests
40
Territory
44,441 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Gregory Charles Bennet
Born
7 April 1963
Birthplace
Melbourne

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The cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral, Sale stands in Sale, 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.

History

Established in 1887, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale serves the south east of Victoria, Australia, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Gregory Bennet has been its bishop since his appointment on 27 June 2020.