Diocese of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

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Our Lady of the Southern Cross is a personal ordinariate, not a Japanese territorial diocese, erected in 2012 under Anglicanorum coetibus to serve former Anglicans across Australia and Asia, with communities in Japan. It is based in Australia, immediately subject to the Holy See, and as of May 2026 is administered by Apostolic Administrator Bishop Steven J. Lopes.

Established: 2012
Cathedral: St. Bede the Venerable, Sydney (principal church)
Patron: St. Augustine of Canterbury
Rite: Latin
Catholics: 1,200

Neighbouring dioceses

Parishes near the see

Holy Family · Heyfield <1 km
St Bede the Venerable · Newtown 1 km
St Stephen · Upper Coomera 1 km
Holy Cross · Clearview 1 km
Ss Ninian and Chad · Menora 1 km
St Edmund Campion · Mentone 1 km

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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