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Roman Catholic Diocese of Broome

{{Short description|Latin Catholic territory in Australia}}

{{For|the Anglican Church in North West Australia|Anglican Diocese of North West Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Diocese

| name = Broome

| latin = Dioecesis Broomensis

| local =

| image = Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome, 2019 (01).jpg

| image_size = frameless

| image_alt = Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome

| caption = Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome

| country = {{flag|Australia}}

| metropolitan = Archdiocese of Perth

| territory = Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia

| province = Province of Perth

| coordinates = {{coord|17|57|31|S|122|14|16|E|source:kolossus-plwiki|display=inline}}

| area_km2 = 773,000

| population = {{profit}} 35,001

| population_as_of = 2006

| catholics = {{loss}} 13,402

| catholics_percent = {{loss}} 38.3

| parishes = {{profit}} 9

| churches =

| congregations =

| schools =

| members =

| denomination = Catholic Church

| sui_iuris_church = Latin Church

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = 10 May 1887 as Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley
7 June 1966 as Diocese of Broome

| cathedral = Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Broome

| cocathedral =

| patron =

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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

| bishop = Tim Norton

| bishop_title =

| apostolic_admin = Michael Morrissey

| metro_archbishop =

| coadjutor =

| auxiliary_bishops =

| vicar_general =

| emeritus_bishops = Christopher Alan Saunders
Paul William Boyers

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| website = [https://www.broomediocese.org Catholic Diocese of Broome]

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The Diocese of Broome is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. The diocese covers the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth. Its cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, in Broome, Western Australia.

History

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On 10 May 1887, it was established initially as an Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberley in Western Australia, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Perth. On 4 May 1910, it lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Drysdale River, which was later renamed Kalumburu. On 13 November 1959, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kimberleys. It was elevated as a diocese on 7 June 1966. In 1980, it regained the territory of the suppressed Mission sui juris of Kalumburu.

Episcopal ordinaries

The following individuals were ordinaries of Broome.{{cite web |title=Diocese of Broome |work=The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrom.html |date=20 February 2001 |access-date=5 January 2007 }}

=Vicars Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia=

:

class="wikitable"

!Order

!Name

!Title

!Date enthroned

!Reign ended

!Term of office

!Reason for term end

align="center"|{{nts|1}}William Bernard Kelly †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|1894align="center"|1909align="right"|{{age in years and days|1894|01|01|1909|01|01}}Resigned whilst earlier elevated as Bishop of Geraldton
align="center"|{{nts|2}}Fulgentius Torres, OSB †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|5 May 1910align="center"|6 October 1914align="right"|{{age in years and days|1910|05|05|1914|10|06}}Died in office
align="center"|{{nts|3}}John Creagh, CSsR †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|1914align="center"|1922align="right"|{{age in years and days|1914|01|01|1922|01|01}}Died in office
align="center"|{{nts|4}}Ernesto Coppo, SDB †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|1 December 1922align="center"|1928align="right"|{{age in years and days|1922|12|01|1928|01|01}}Resigned and appointed Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kimberley in Western Australia
rowspan="2" align="center"|{{nts|5}}rowspan="2" |Ottone Raible, SAC †Apostolic Administrator of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|18 January 1928align="center"|18 June 1935align="right"|{{age in years and days|1928|01|18|1935|06|18}}Elevated as Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia
|Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|18 June 1935align="center"|12 March 1958align="right"|{{age in years and days|1935|06|18|1958|03|12}}Resigned and appointed Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kimberley in Western Australia
align="center"|{{nts|6}}John Jobst, SAC †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australiaalign="center"|13 January 1959align="center"|7 June 1966align="right"|{{age in years and days|1959|01|13|1966|06|07}}Elevated as Bishop of Broome

=Bishops of Broome=

:

class="wikitable"

!Order

!Name

!Title

!Date enthroned

!Reign ended

!Term of office

!Reason for term end

align="center"|{{nts|1}}John Jobst, SAC †Bishop of Broomealign="center"|7 June 1966align="center"|3 November 1995align="right"|{{age in years and days|1966|06|07|1995|11|03}}Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Broome
align="center"|{{nts|2}}Christopher SaundersBishop of Broomealign="center"|8 February 1996align="center"|11 March 2020align="right"|{{age in years and days|1996|02|08|2020|03|11}}Stood aside, pending investigation, later resigned 2021 and appointed Bishop Emeritus
align="center"|{{nts|3}}Tim Norton SVDBishop of Broomealign="center"|4 December 2025align="center"|Incumbent{{age in years and days|2024|12|04}}

Parishes

{{As of|2011}}, the diocese had nineteen parishes:{{cite web |url=http://www.broomediocese.org/directory.html |title=Parish and School Directory |work=Catholic Diocese of Broome |access-date=14 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408152742/http://www.broomediocese.org/directory.html |archive-date=8 April 2011 }}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.broomediocese.org Catholic Diocese of Broome]
  • [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/broo1.htm GigaCatholic ]

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Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Perth

Broome, Roman Catholic Diocese of

Category:Broome, Western Australia

Category:1887 establishments in Australia

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century

Category:Christian organizations established in 1887

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