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Diocese of Wollongong
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Latin Church diocese erected in 1951 covering the Illawarra, Macarthur, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Bishop Brian Mascord has been the fifth bishop since 2018.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Brian Gregory Mascord
- Latin name
- Vollongongen(sis)
- Erected
- 15 November 1951
- Cathedral
- St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Sydney (Archdiocese of Sydney)
- Catholics
- 195,669
- Chancery
- 38 Harbour Street, P.O. Box 1239, Wollongong, N.S.W. 2500, Australia
- Telephone
- Tel. [02]4222-2400
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
Parishes near the see
- Lumen Christi Catholic Parish · Wollongong <1 km
- St Therese Catholic Parish · West Wollongong 3 km
- St Columbkille's Catholic Parish · Corrimal 6 km
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish · Unanderra 7 km
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish · Warrawong 7 km
- St Patrick's Catholic Parish · Port Kembla 7 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000164 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08