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Diocese of Toowoomba
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Latin Church diocese erected in 1929 covering the Darling Downs and southwest Queensland, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Brisbane with its cathedral at Toowoomba. Bishop Kenneth Howell has led the diocese since his appointment in 2023.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Kenneth Michael Howell
- Latin name
- Tuumban(us)
- Erected
- 28 May 1929
- Cathedral
- St Patrick's Cathedral, Toowoomba
- Patron
- Mary of the Southern Cross
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Brisbane (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
- Catholics
- 65,912
- Chancery
- Bishop's Office, 73 Margaret Street, P.O. Box 756, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [07]4632.4277
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Brisbane 100 km
- Diocese of Lismore 192 km
- Diocese of Armidale 330 km
- Diocese of Rockhampton 486 km
- Diocese of Maitland–Newcastle 597 km
- Diocese of Broken Bay 690 km
Parishes near the see
- St Patrick's Parish · Allora <1 km
- St Mary MacKillop Parish · Highfields <1 km
- St Mary's Parish · Goondiwindi <1 km
- St Theresa's Parish · Toowoomba East 1 km
- St Matthew's Parish · Crows Nest 1 km
- St Stephen's Parish · Pittsworth 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001003251 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08