Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale

The Diocese of Armidale (lat.: Dioecesis Armidalensis ) is a location in Australia diocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Armidale, New South Wales.

History

Pope Pius IX. founded it on 28 November 1862 of territory of the Archdiocese of Sydney, where it was assumed as a suffragan.

The Holy See granted the privilege to appoint the Bishop of Armidale on January 28, 1863 the Archbishop of Sydney. In May this year appointed the Archbishop of Sydney, John Bede Polding OSB Samuel Augustine Sheehy OSB. This appointment was not recognized by the Holy See, appointed on January 23, 1865 James Bernard Hayes OESA. In 1869, the first bishop was consecrated and qualified.

On 5 May 1887, lost part of its territory to the diocese of Grafton and five days later, to the diocese of Wilcannia.

Bishops of Armidale

  • Thomas Timothy O'Mahony (1 October 1869-2. August 1877 )
  • Elzear Torreggiani OFM Cap (12 February 1879-28. May 1904 )
  • Patrick Joseph O'Connor (28 January 1904-15. July 1932 )
  • John Aloysius Coleman (15 July 1932-22. December 1947 )
  • Edward John Doody (11 March 1948-9. April 1968 )
  • James Darcy Freeman (October 18, 1968-9. July 1971, then Archbishop of Sydney )
  • Henry Joseph Kennedy (6 December 1971-26. April 1991)
  • Kevin Michael Manning (26 April 1991-10. July 1997, then Bishop of Parramatta )
  • Luc Julian Matthys (17 March 1999-7. December 2011)
  • Michael Robert Kennedy, since December 7, 2011
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