- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale
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Diocese of Sale
Dioecesis SaliensisLocation Country Australia Territory South Eastern and Gippsland regions of Victoria Metropolitan Archdiocese of Melbourne Coordinates 38°06′40″S 147°03′47″E / 38.11111°S 147.06306°E Statistics Area 44,441 km2 (17,159 sq mi) Population
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- Catholics(as of 2004)
372,979
92,746 ( 24.9%)Parishes 
25Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 10 May 1887 Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral, Sale Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Christopher Prowse Website Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of Archdiocese of Melbourne, established in 1887, covering the south east of Victoria, Australia.
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History
The Diocese of Sale was erected by Pope Leo XIII on 26 April 1887. The first bishop, James Francis Corbett, was a priest of the Diocese of Limerick, Ireland, who was responsible for the Mission (later Parish) of St Kilda and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Melbourne at the time of his appointment. It was in St Mary's Church East St Kilda that Corbett was consecrated bishop by Archbishop Thomas Carr of Melbourne on 25 August 1887. Bishop Corbett consecrated St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on account of his superior vocal ability.
The second Bishop of Sale, Patrick Phelan, saw to the establishment of a school system in the Diocese. The fourth bishop, Joseph Lyons, presided over the 1959 change to the boundaries of the Diocese, which saw the parishes of Berwick, Cranbourne, Pakenham, Iona, Maryknoll, Koo Wee Rup, Dalyston and Korrumburra incorporated into Sale. These areas were excised from the Melbourne Archdiocese and while they were mainly rural areas at the time, and it is these parishes which have seen rapid growth and are now considered outer suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Bishop Christopher Prowse is the eighth Bishop of Sale. He was installed on 15 July 2009. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (2003-2009).
Ordinaries
Church of the Immaculate Conception at Omeo; consecrated in 1903
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishop of Sale:[1]
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Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 James Francis Corbett 13 May 1887 29 May 1912 25 years, 16 days Died in office 2 Patrick Phelan 2 November 1912 5 January 1925 12 years, 64 days Died in office 3 Richard Ryan C.M. 10 March 1926 16 June 1957 31 years, 98 days Died in office 4 Patrick Lyons 16 June 1957 13 August 1967 10 years, 58 days Died in office 5 Arthur Fox 29 November 1967 25 February 1981 13 years, 88 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sale 6 Eric D'Arcy 25 February 1981 24 October 1988 7 years, 242 days Elevated to Archbishop of Hobart 7 Jeremiah Coffey 8 April 1989 2 January 2008 18 years, 269 days Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sale 8 Christopher Prowse 18 June 2009 present 2 years, 158 days n/a
Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Sale is the cathedral church of the Diocese, under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Purpose-built as a cathedral, St Mary's boasts a Romanesque onyx high altar, impressive stained glass windows and a large statue of Mary Help of Christians as its features. Four of Sale's bishops are buried in the Cathedral: Bishop Corbett lays in the main section of the church beneath the front rows of pews on the right hand side, and Bishops Ryan, Lyons and Fox are interred in the Lady Chapel.
Boundaries
The diocese covers the southeastern part of Victoria, from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne to the New South Wales border, including all of Gippsland.
See also
References
- ^ "Diocese of Sale". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 May 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsale.html. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
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