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Suffragan diocese Wagga Wagga, Australia

Diocese of Wagga Wagga

Corvopolitan(us)

Latin Church diocese erected in 1917 covering the Riverina region of New South Wales, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney with its cathedral at Wagga Wagga. Bishop Mark Edwards OMI has been the sixth bishop since 2020.

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The address the register holds for St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga, in Wagga Wagga, Australia.

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Established
1917
Catholics
62,000
Priests
47
Territory
62,160 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Mark Edwards, O.M.I.
Born
14 June 1959
Birthplace
Balikpapan
Institute
MISSIONARI OBLATI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (O.M.I.)

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The cathedral

St Michael's Cathedral, Wagga Wagga stands in Wagga Wagga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Riverina region of New South Wales has been served since 1917 by the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, a Latin Church suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney seated at St Michael's Cathedral. On 12 September 2016 Pope Francis accepted Bishop Gerard Hanna's resignation on grounds of health and age and named Christopher Prowse Apostolic Administrator. On 26 May 2020 the pope announced Bishop Mark Edwards OMI as the sixth Bishop of Wagga Wagga, with his installation set for 22 July 2020 at St Michael's Cathedral.

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