Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst
Diocese of Sandhurst
Dioecesis Sandhurstensis

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo
Location
Country Australia
Ecclesiastical province Melbourne
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne
Coordinates 36°45′17″S 144°17′07″E / 36.75472°S 144.28528°E / -36.75472; 144.28528
Statistics
Area 45,178 km2 (17,443 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
increase 341,850
increase 91,400 (steady 26.7%)
Parishes steady 41
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 30 March 1874
Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Denis Hart
Website
Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, erected in 1874, covering the central and north-east regions of Victoria, Australia, including Bendigo.

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History

The Diocese of Sandhurst was established on 30 March 1874, from the Diocese of Melbourne. At the same time, the Diocese of Melbourne was made an Archdiocese of Melbourne and the Diocese of Sandhurst became one of its suffragan. Both are within the Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne.

By 1911, the diocese had Augustinian Fathers, Marist Brothers, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Brigid, Sisters of St. Joseph, Presentation Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus and Good Shepherd Sisters.[1]

Construction of the Sacred Heart Cathedral began in 1885, under Bishop Crane. Its organ was installed in 1905, under Stephen Reville. The cathedral was completed in 1977, under Bernard Stewart. Sacred Heart Cathedral is one of the largest Neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival cathedrals in Australia and its construction was largely made possible by the estate of the Paderborn-born German pioneer priest Henry Backhaus, the first Roman Catholic priest on the goldfields of Bendigo.

Ordinaries

At present the Diocese has no incumbent Bishop. Mons. Francis Marriott continues as administrator of the Sacred Heart Cathedral and Chancellor of the Diocese.

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Sandhurst:[2]

Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
&100000000000000010000001 Martin Crane, OSA † 4 August 1874 21 October 1901 &1000000000000002700000027 years, &1000000000000007800000078 days Died in office
&100000000000000020000002 Stephen Reville, OSA † 21 October 1901 18 September 1916 &1000000000000001400000014 years, &10000000000000333000000333 days Died in office
&100000000000000030000003 John McCarthy † 14 February 1917 18 August 1950 &1000000000000003300000033 years, &10000000000000185000000185 days Died in office
&100000000000000040000004 Bernard Denis Stewart † 18 August 1950 21 April 1979 &1000000000000002800000028 years, &10000000000000246000000246 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst
&100000000000000050000005 Noel Desmond Daly † 21 April 1979 1 July 2000 &1000000000000002100000021 years, &1000000000000007100000071 days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst
&100000000000000060000006 Joseph Grech † 8 March 2001 28 December 2010 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000295000000295 days Died in office
&100000000000000070000007 presently vacant n/a n/a

Other information

It comprises the area north of the Great Dividing Range, south of the Murray River and east of the Loddon River, an area of 45,178 sq km (17,450 sq mls). The diocese is divided into 41 parishes and has 74 priests, 109 religious sisters and 5 brothers. Its seat is at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bendigo, which was until 1891 called Sandhurst.

The diocese is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne, in the Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne. The diocese had a Catholic population of about 86,000 in 2006.

There are 50 Catholic schools in the diocese – 40 primary, 9 secondary and one P–10 school – catering for 7,700 primary and 5,850 secondary students. Bendigo's oldest Catholic church is St Kilian's.[3]

References

  1. ^  "Sandhurst". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 
  2. ^ "Diocese of Sandhurst". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 19 February 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsanh.html. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Vatican offer to Anglicans". The Age (Australia). 28 November 2009. http://www.theage.com.au/national/vatican-ban-on-offer-to-anglicans-20091127-jx1p.html. 

See also

Further reading

  • Ebsworth, Walter (1973). Pioneer Catholic Victoria. Polding Press. ISBN 0-85884-096-0. 
  • O'Farrell, Patrick (1977). The Catholic Church and Community in Australia. West Melbourne: Thomas Nelson. 
  • The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia 2005/2006. Maryborough, Victoria: published with the authority of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, by the National Council of Priests of Australia. 1977. ISSN 321-4764 1 321-4764. 
  • Arneil, Stan (1992). Out Where the Dead Men Lie (The Augustinians in Australia 1838-1992). Brookvale, Sydney: Augustinian Press. ISBN 0949826030. 

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