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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane#Ordinaries

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{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Archdiocese

| name = Brisbane

| latin = Archidioecesis Brisbanensis

| local =

| image = Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.svg

| image_size =

| image_alt =

| caption = Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Brisbane

| country = Australia

| metropolitan =

| territory = South East region of Queensland, including Greater Brisbane

| province = Brisbane

| coordinates = {{coord|27|27|56|S|153|02|41|E|source:kolossus-plwiki|display=inline}}

| area_km2 = 65,000

| population = 2,849,000

| population_as_of = 2012

| catholics = 663,000

| catholics_percent = 23.3

| parishes = 103

| churches =

| congregations =

| schools =

| members =

| denomination = Catholic Church

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = 12 April 1859 as the
Diocese of Brisbane;
10 May 1887 as the
Archdiocese of Brisbane

| cathedral = Cathedral of St Stephen

| cocathedral =

| patron = Mary MacKillop

| priests = 245

| pope = {{incumbent pope}}

| bishop = Shane Anthony Mackinlay

| bishop_title = Archbishop-designate

| coadjutor =

| auxiliary_bishops = Position Vacant{{cite web |title=Bishop Timothy Norton SVD appointed to Diocese of Broome |url=https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/bishop-timothy-norton-svd-appointed-to-diocese-of-broome/ |website=Australian Catholic Bishop Conference Media Blog |publisher=Australian Catholic Bishop Conference |access-date=28 January 2025}}

| vicar_general =

| emeritus_bishops = Brian Vincent Finnigan
Joseph John Oudeman, OFMCap

| map = Erzbistum Brisbane.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| website = [http://www.bne.catholic.net.au bne.catholic.net.au]

| footnotes =

}}

The Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville.

The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane.{{cite press release |url=http://www.cathnews.com/uploads/doc/2012/04/Mark%20Coleridge%20appointed%20Archbishop%20of%20Brisbane%20%282%29.pdf |title=Appointment of the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Brisbane: The Most Revd Mark Benedict Coleridge, DD |date=2 April 2012 |access-date=3 April 2012 |publisher=Catholic Church in Australia }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/catholic-church-names-brisbane-leader/story-e6freoof-1226316925977 |work=The Courier–Mail |date=3 April 2012 |title=Catholic Church names Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge |author=Macdonald, Robert |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-date=11 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411100149/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/catholic-church-names-brisbane-leader/story-e6freoof-1226316925977 |url-status=live }}

Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.{{cite web|url=https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/about/archdiocesan-patron/|title=Archdiocesan Patron – St Mary of the Cross MacKillop|publisher=Archdiocese of Brisbane|access-date=18 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402183936/https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/about/archdiocesan-patron/|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}

History

The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.{{cite web|title=Our Story|url=http://bne.catholic.net.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=11445&cid=7195&id=1708#history|work=Archdiocesan Profile|publisher=Archdiocese of Brisbane|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513073818/http://www.bne.catholic.net.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=11445&cid=7195&id=1708#history|url-status=live}}

On 27 January 1877 Pope Pius IX excised the northern part of the Diocese of Brisbane from Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with South Australia (now Northern Territory) to create the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (later the Diocese of Cairns.{{cite news|date=17 November 1877|title=QUEENSLAND|volume=VI|page=6|newspaper=Advocate|issue=463|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170437737|access-date=4 September 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905082326/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170437737|url-status=live}}

On 29 December 1882, the Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while the Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland.{{cite web|title=Diocese History|url=http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/diocese-history.html|publisher=Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701022451/http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/diocese-history.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11527331 |title=ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS IN QUEENSLAND. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=21 December 1881 |access-date=20 July 2013 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}

In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

Bishops

=Ordinaries=

The following people have been appointed as Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles:{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbris.html |title=Archdiocese of Brisbane |work=The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church |date=16 October 2011 |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-date=10 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225921/http://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbris.html |url-status=live }}

:

class="wikitable"

!Order

!Name

!Title

!Date enthroned

!Reign ended

!Term of office

!Reason for term end

align="center"|{{nts|1}}James Quinn †Bishop of Brisbanealign="center" |14 April 1859align="center" |18 August 1881align="right"|{{age in years and days|1859|04|14|1881|08|18}}Died in office
rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|2}}rowspan=2 |Robert Dunne †Bishop of Brisbanealign="center" |3 January 1882align="center" |10 May 1887align="right"|{{age in years and days|1882|01|03|1887|5|10}}Elevated as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |10 May 1887align="center" |13 January 1917align="right"|{{age in years and days|1887|05|10|1917|01|13}}Died in office
rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|3}}rowspan=2 |James Duhig †Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |27 February 1912align="center" |13 January 1917align="right"|{{age in years and days|1912|02|27|1917|01|13}}Succeeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |13 January 1917align="center" |10 April 1965align="right"|{{age in years and days|1917|01|13|1965|04|10}}Died in office
rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|4}}rowspan=2 |Patrick Mary O'Donnell †Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |8 November 1948align="center" |10 April 1965align="right"|{{age in years and days|1948|11|08|1965|04|10}}Succeeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |10 April 1965align="center" |5 March 1973align="right"|{{age in years and days|1965|04|10|1973|03|05}}Retired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
align="center"|{{nts|5}}Francis Roberts Rush †Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |5 March 1973align="center" |3 December 1991align="right"|{{age in years and days|1973|03|05|1991|12|03}}Retired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
align="center"|{{nts|6}}John Bathersby †Archbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |3 December 1991align="center" |14 November 2011align="right"|{{age in years and days|1991|12|03|2011|11|14}}Retired and titled Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
align="center"|{{nts|7}}Mark ColeridgeArchbishop of Brisbanealign="center" |11 May 2012align="center" |presentalign="right"|{{age in years and days|2012|05|11}}n/a
align="center" |8

|Shane Mackinlay

|Archbishop of Brisbane

| align="center" |11 September 2025 (designated)

| align="center" |

| align="right" |

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Coadjutors are included in the table above.

=Auxiliary bishops=

;Current

  • None, Position Vacant{{cite web |title=Bishop Timothy Norton SVD appointed to Diocese of Broome |url=https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/bishop-timothy-norton-svd-appointed-to-diocese-of-broome/ |website=Australian Catholic Bishop Conference Media Blog |publisher=Australian Catholic Bishop Conference |access-date=28 January 2025}}

;Former

  • Henry Joseph Kennedy † (1967–1971), appointed Bishop of Armidale{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • John Joseph Gerry † (1975–2003)
  • Eugene James Cuskelly, MSC † (1982–1996){{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • Michael Ernest Putney † (1995–2001), appointed Bishop of Townsville{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • Brian Vincent Finnigan (2002–2015){{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • Joseph John Oudeman, OFMCap (2002–2017){{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • Kenneth Howell (2017–2023), appointed Bishop of Toowoomba{{cite news |title=POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TOOWOOMBA |url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Announcement-of-7th-Catholic-Bishop-of-Toowoomba.pdf |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba |date=24 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524194102/https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Announcement-of-7th-Catholic-Bishop-of-Toowoomba.pdf |url-status=live }}
  • Tim Norton SVD (2022–2024), appointed Bishop of Broome

=Other priests of the diocese who became bishops=

Cathedral

{{main|Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane}}

The gothic revival cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth, Charlotte and Edward Streets, in the Australian city of Brisbane. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863, the Feast of Saint Stephen, Quinn laid the foundation stone for a grand cathedral designed by Benjamin Backhouse. Backhouse's original design was changed and downsized numerous times over the course of the cathedral's completion, mainly for economic reasons.

In 1927, there was a plan to replace St Stephen's with a new Holy Name Cathedral to be built in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. However, funding was only sufficient to build the crypt. Eventually the project was abandoned, the crypt demolished and the land sold.

Parishes

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  • Acacia Ridge – Our Lady of Fatima
  • Albany Creek – All Saints
  • Alexandra Hills – St Anthony
  • Annerley Ekibin Catholic Parish
  • Ashgrove – St Finbarr (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Aspley – Our Lady & St Dympna
  • Auchenflower – St Ignatius
  • Banyo Nundah Parish
  • Bardon – St Mary Magdalen (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Beaudesert – St Mary's
  • Beenleigh – St Patrick
  • Birkdale – St Mary Mackillop
  • Boonah – All Saints
  • Booval – Sacred Heart
  • Bowen Hills – Our Lady of Victories
  • Bracken Ridge – St Joseph & St Anthony
  • Bray Park – Holy Spirit
  • Brisbane – Cathedral of St Stephen
  • Browns Plains – St Bernardine
  • Bulimba – St Peter and Paul
  • Buranda – St Luke
  • Burleigh Heads – Infant Saviour
  • Burpengary – St Eugene de Mazenod
  • Caboolture – St Peter
  • Caloundra – Our Lady of the Rosary
  • Camp Hill – St Thomas
  • Cannon Hill – St Oliver Plunkett
  • Capalaba – St Lukes
  • Carina – Our Lady of Graces
  • Chermside West – St Gerard Majella
  • Childers – Sacred Heart
  • Clayfield – St Agatha
  • Cleveland – Star of the Sea
  • Coolangatta – St Augustine's
  • Coomera – St Mary's Catholic Community
  • Coorparoo – Our Lady of Mt Carmel
  • Coorparoo – St James Parish
  • Coorparoo Heights – Regina Caeli
  • Corinda – Graceville Parish
  • Daisy Hill – St Edward the Confessor
  • Darra Jindalee – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart / Twelve Apostles
  • Dorrington – St Michael's
  • Dutton Park – St Ita
  • Enoggera – St John the Baptist
  • Esk – St Mel
  • Everton Park – Immaculate Conception
  • Gatton – St Mary's
  • Gayndah – St Joseph
  • Geebung – St Kevin's
  • Goodna – St Francis Xavier
  • Gordon Park – St Carthage
  • Greenslopes – St Maroun's
  • Grovely – St William's
  • Gympie – St Patrick's
  • Hamilton – St Cecilia's
  • Hendra – Our Lady Help of Christians
  • Herston – St Joan of Arc (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Hervey Bay City Parish
  • Holland Park – Mt Gravatt
  • Inala – St Mark's
  • Indooroopilly – Holy Family
  • Ipswich – St Mary's
  • Kangaroo Point – East Brisbane – St Joseph's
  • Kedron – St Therese – The Little Flower
  • Kenmore – Our Lady of the Rosary
  • Kingaroy – St Mary's
  • Kingston – Marsden – St Maximilian Kolbe
  • Laidley – St Patrick's
  • Leichhardt – Immaculate Heart of Mary
  • Loganholme – St Matthew's
  • Lutwyche Parish
  • Manly – St John Vianney
  • Maroochydore – Stella Maris
  • Maryborough – St Mary's
  • Mitchelton – Our Lady of Dolours
  • Moorooka Salisbury
  • Murgon – St Joseph's
  • Nambour – St Joseph's
  • Nanango – Our Lady Help of Christians
  • Nerang – St Brigid's
  • New Farm – Holy Spirit
  • Newmarket – St Ambrose (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Noosa District – Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
  • North Ipswich – St Joseph
  • Petrie – Our Lady of the Way
  • Pine Rivers – Holy Spirit
  • Red Hill – St Brigid (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Redcliffe – Holy Cross
  • Rochedale – St Peter's
  • Rosalie – Sacred Heart (Jubilee Catholic Parish)
  • Rosewood – St Brigid's
  • Runaway Bay – Holy Family
  • Sandgate – Brighton Parish
  • South Brisbane – St Mary's
  • South Brisbane – St Clements
  • Southport – Mary Immaculate
  • Springfield – Our Lady of the Southern Cross
  • St John's Wood – The Gap Parish
  • St Lucia – St Thomas Aquinas
  • Stafford – Our Lady Queen of Apostles
  • Stanley River Parish
  • Sunnybank – Our Lady of Lourdes
  • Surfers Paradise Parish
  • Toowong – St Ignatius
  • Upper Mt Gravatt – Wishart Parish
  • Victoria Point – St Rita
  • Wavell Heights – St Paschal
  • Wilston – St Columba
  • Woodridge – St Paul's
  • Woolloongabba – Protection of the Mother of God
  • Wynnum – Guardian Angels
  • Yeronga – St Sebastian
  • Zillmere – St Flannan's

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Economic contribution

The archdiocese contributes around $2.5 billion to the economy through its schools and other institutions, providing employment to 22,000 people.{{Cite web |url=https://catholicleader.com.au/news/new-study-shows-archdiocese-of-brisbnae-contributes-2-5-million-to-queensland-economy |title=The Catholic Leader July 15, 2020 |access-date=18 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719202355/https://catholicleader.com.au/news/new-study-shows-archdiocese-of-brisbnae-contributes-2-5-million-to-queensland-economy |url-status=live }}

The archdiocese manages 98 parishes and 144 Catholic schools. It also provides services to 12,992 aged care and disability clients, support for 8362 seniors to live at home, support to 23,000 victims of domestic violence and help for 4,000 people with mental illness.

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.bne.catholic.net.au/ Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane]
  • [http://www.bne.catholic.edu.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=10644&cid=5285&id=110/ Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Brisbane]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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