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Suffragan diocese Sandhurst, Australia

Diocese of Sandhurst

Sandhursten(sis)

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese erected in 1874 covering central and north-east Victoria, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Melbourne with its seat at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo. René Ramirez RCJ was appointed ninth bishop on April 11, 2026, succeeding Shane Mackinlay who was transferred to Brisbane.

On the map

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

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Established
1874
Catholics
91,400
Priests
53
Territory
45,178 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
René Ramirez, RCJ

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The cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo stands in Sandhurst, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Central and north-east Victoria, including Bendigo, form the territory of the Diocese of Sandhurst, a Latin Church jurisdiction erected in 1874 and suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne. The bishop's seat is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo.

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