Diocese of Armidale

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The Diocese of Armidale is a Latin Rite see covering the New England and North West regions of New South Wales, Australia, erected in 1862 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sydney. Bishop Peter Murphy was appointed in 2025, ending a two-year vacancy.

Bishop
Most Rev. Peter Murphy
Latin name
Armidalen(sis)
Erected
28 November 1869 (origins 1862)
Cathedral
Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral, Armidale
Patron
Saints Mary and Joseph
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Sydney (Archdiocese of Sydney)
Catholics
42,490
Chancery
Chancery Office, Unit 3, 131 Barney Sreet, P.O. Box 93, Armidale, N.S.W. 2350, Australia
Telephone
Tel. [02]6771-8700; fax 5701-5140
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000732 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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