Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat
The Diocese of Ballarat (Latin: Dioecesis Ballaratensis ) is a location in Australia Roman Catholic diocese based in Ballarat.
History
The Diocese of Ballarat was on March 30, 1874 by Pope Pius IX. built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and this is a suffragan.
Bishops of Ballarat
- Michael O'Connor, 1874-1883
- James Moore, 1884-1904
- Joseph Higgins, 1905-1915
- Daniel Foley, 1916-1941
- James Patrick O'Collins, 1941-1971
- Ronald Austin Mulkearns, 1971-1997
- Peter Joseph Connors, 1997-2012
- Paul Bird CSsR, since 2012