Territory Tasmania Parishes 27 Rite Roman Rite Phone +61 3 6208 6222 Archbishop Julian Porteous | Ecclesiastical province Hobart Denomination Roman Catholic Area 67,914 km² Country Australia Patron saint Saint Patrick | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
477,305
87,691 ( 18.4%) Address 424 Elizabeth St, North Hobart TAS 7000, Australia Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Hobart and covering Tasmania, Australia.
Contents
- History
- Ordinaries
- Cathedral
- Bellerive Lindisfarne Parish
- Bridgewater Brighton Parish
- Cathedral Parish
- Central Tasmania Parish
- Claremont Parish
- Glenorchy Parish
- Hobart Parish
- Huon Valley Parish
- Kingston Channel Parish
- Moonah Lutana Parish
- Richmond Parish
- Sandy Bay Parish
- South Hobart Parish
- Campbell Town Parish
- Flinders Island Parish
- George Town Parish
- Kings Meadows Parish
- Launceston Parish
- Meander Valley Parish
- Scottsdale Parish
- St Marys Parish
- West Tamar Parish
- Burnie Wynyard Parish
- Circular Head Parish
- King Island Parish
- Mersey Leven Parish
- West Coast Parish
- Controversy
- References
Immediately subject to the Holy See, the area covered was initially administered by the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. In 1842, the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart was erected; elevated as a Diocese a few weeks later; and as an Archdiocese in 1888.
St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, currently Julian Porteous.
History
Established 5 April 1842 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart and became Diocese of Hobart on the 22 April 1842. On the 3 August 1888 as the Archdiocese of Hobart.
Ordinaries
The following individuals have been appointed as Roman Catholic Bishops of Hobart or any of its precursor titles:
Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart.
Bellerive-Lindisfarne Parish
Corpus Christi - BELLERIVE
Church of the Incarnation - LINDISFARNE
John Paul II - ROKEBY
Bridgewater-Brighton Parish
St Paul's - BRIDGEWATER
St Matthew's - PONTVILLE
Cathedral Parish
St Mary's Cathedral - HOBART
Sacred Heart - NEW TOWN
Central Tasmania Parish
St Peter's - NEW NORFOLK
Immaculate Conception - OUSE
St Andrew's - BOTHWELL
St Brigid's - TUNNACK
St Colman's - ELLENDALE
St Paul's - OATLANDS
Claremont Parish
St Bernard's - CLAREMONT
Glenorchy Parish
St John's - GLENORCHY
St Monica's - CHIGWELL
Hobart Parish
St Joseph's - HOBART
Huon Valley Parish
St James - CYGNET
St Joseph - GEEVESTON
St Mary of the Cross Catholic Church - RANELAGH
St Mary Our Hope - DOVER
Kingston Channel Parish
Christ the Priest - KINGSTON BEACH
Church of the Holy Spirit - KETTERING
St Aloysius - KINGSTON
St Brendans - ALONNAH
St Mary's - SNUG
Moonah-Lutana Parish
St Therese's - MOONAH
Richmond Parish
St John the Evangelist - RICHMOND
Community Centre Hall - DODGES FERRY
St Anne's - TRIABUNNA
St Martin's (Anglican) - DUNALLEY
St Patrick's - COLEBROOK
St Thomas' - SORELL
Sandy Bay Parish
Holy Spirit - SANDY BAY
St Canice - SANDY BAY
St Pius X - TAROONA
South Hobart Parish
St Francis Xavier's - SOUTH HOBART
Campbell Town Parish
St Michael's - CAMPBELL TOWN
Our Lady of the Perpetual Succour - SWANSEA
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - ROSS
Flinders Island Parish
St Paul's - WHITEMARK
George Town Parish
Our Lady Star of the Sea - GEORGE TOWN
Sacred Heart - KAROOLA
St Anne's - LILYDALE
Kings Meadows Parish
St Peter's - YOUNGTOWN
St Augustine's - LONGFORD
Launceston Parish
Church of the Apostles - LAUNCESTON
Carmelite Monastery - WEST LAUNCESTON
Sacred Heart - NEWSTEAD
St Finn Barr's - INVERMAY
St Patrick's College Chapel - PROSPECT VALE
Meander Valley Parish
Holy Trinity - WESTBURY
Holy Redeemer - DELORAINE
Scottsdale Parish
St Patrick's - SCOTTSDALE
Sacred Heart - RINGAROOMA
St Mary's - BRIDPORT
St Mary's Parish
Bicheno Community Church - BICHENO
St Mary of the Assumption - ST MARYS
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - MANGANA
St Helena & St Stanislaus - ST HELENS
St Joseph's - FINGAL
West Tamar Parish
St Francis of Assisi - RIVERSIDE
St Canice - GLENGARRY
St Francis Xavier - BEACONSFIELD
Burnie-Wynyard Parish
St Mary's Star of the Sea - BURNIE
Marist Regional College Chapel - Burnie
Sacred Heart - SOMERSET
St Brigid's - WYNYARD
St Joseph's - YOLLA
Circular Head Parish
St Peter Chanel - SMITHTON
Our Star of the Sea - STANLEY
King Island Parish
Our Lady Star of the Sea - CURRIE KING ISLAND
Mersey Leven Parish
Our Lady of Lourdes - DEVONPORT
Holy Cross Church - SHEFFIELD
Sacred Heart - ULVERSTONE
St Joseph's Mass Centre - PORT SORELL
St Mary's - PENGUIN
St Patrick's - LATROBE
West Coast Parish
St Joseph's - QUEENSTOWN
Holy Trinity (Anglican) - STRAHAN
St Fursaeus - ZEEHAN
St Joseph's - ROSEBERY
Controversy
In 2007 Gregory Ferguson, a Marist priest, was sentenced to two years jail (eligible for parole after 12 months) for offences in 1971 against two boys aged 13 at Marist College, Burnie, Tasmania. On 13 December 2007 he was sentenced to an additional three years' jail for offences against a third boy. While in 2008, a jury found former priest Roger Michael Bellemore guilty on three counts of maintaining a sexual relationship with a young person under the age of 17 years in the 1960s and 1970s, while he was at the same College.
In 2015, Archbishop Julian Porteous was notified that a complaint had been filed with the office of Tasmania’s Anti-discrimination Commissioner in relation to the distribution in Tasmanian Catholic schools of a pro-traditional marriage brochure produced by the Australian Catholic Bishops, titled ‘Don’t Mess with Marriage’. The complaint was being treated as a possible breach of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas), and had sparked fierce debate on the issues of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and tolerance. Because of societies freedom of expression the complaint against was withdrawn.