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Diocese of Townsville
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Latin Church diocese erected in 1930 covering North Queensland, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Brisbane with its seat at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville. Bishop Timothy Harris has been the sixth bishop since 2017.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Timothy James Harris
- Latin name
- Tovnsvillen(sis)
- Erected
- 12 February 1930
- Cathedral
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Brisbane (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
- Catholics
- 74,084
- Chancery
- The Catholic Diocesan Centre, P.O. Box 6149, 270 Stanley Street, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [07]4726.3200
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Cairns 283 km
- Diocese of Rockhampton 597 km
- Diocese of Toowoomba 1060 km
- Port Moresby PG 1089 km
- Diocese of Brisbane 1106 km
- Bereina PG 1181 km
Parishes near the see
- St Mary's Parish - Bowen · Bowen 1 km
- St Teresa's Parish · Garbutt 1 km
- Good Shepherd Parish, Townsville · Townsville 1 km
- St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Parish · Mundingburra 1 km
- St Anthony's Parish - Deeragun · Deeragun 1 km
- St Columba's Parish - Charters Towers · Charters Towers 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001003265 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08