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Diocese of Maitland–Newcastle
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The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is a Latin Church suffragan see covering the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales. Erected in 1847 as the Diocese of Maitland and renamed in 1995, it has been led by Bishop Michael Kennedy since 2023.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Michael Kennedy
- Latin name
- Maitlanden(sis)-Novocastren(sis)
- Erected
- 25 June 1847
- Cathedral
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Sydney (Archdiocese of Sydney)
- Catholics
- 159,150
- Chancery
- 841 Hunter Street, Newcastle West, NSW 2302
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Broken Bay 109 km
- Diocese of Parramatta 120 km
- Diocese of Sydney 121 km
- Saint Maron of Sydney 121 km
- Diocese of Saint Michael’s of Sydney 127 km
- Diocese of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney 131 km
Parishes near the see
- Mayfield · The Junction 1 km
- Newcastle · The Junction 1 km
- Stockton · The Junction 1 km
- Blackbutt North · New Lambton 4 km
- Booragul Warners Bay · Charlestown 7 km
- MacKillop · Charlestown 7 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001002110 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08