Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

The Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle (Latin: Dioecesis Maitlandensis - Novocastrensis ) is a location in Australia Roman Catholic diocese based in Maitland.

History

The Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle was posted on June 25, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Sydney as Diocese of Maitland and this is a suffragan. The Diocese of Maitland was renamed on June 4, 1995 Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Maitland

  • Charles Henry Davis, OSB, 1846-1854
  • James Murray, 1865-1909
  • Patrick Vincent Dwyer, 1909-1931
  • Edmund Aloysius John Gleeson CSsR, 1931-1956
  • John Thomas Toohey, 1956-1975
  • Leo Morris Clarke, 1976-1995

Bishops of Maitland - Newcastle

  • Leo Morris Clarke, 1995
  • Michael John Malone, 1995-2011
  • William Wright, since 2011
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