Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay

Diocese of Broken Bay Dioecesis Sinus Tortuosi
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Sydney
Coordinates	33°44′04″S 151°04′08″E / 33.73444°S 151.06889°E / -33.73444; 151.06889
Statistics
Area	2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 819,000 206,000 ( 25.2%)
Parishes	40
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 April 1986
Cathedral	Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	David Walker
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Cardinal Pell
Website
Diocese of Broken Bay

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, covering the North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The Diocese of Broken Bay was erected on 8 April 1986. Prior to this date, the area was considered within the juristiction of the Archdiocese of Sydney.

According to Roman Catholic Church records, in 1822 Governor Brisbane granted 490 hectares (1,200 acres) land near Pittwater to Father Therry for the purposes of establishing a church. However, attempts to established a church in 1859 were postponed due to the sparcity of Catholics. A church at Manly was established in 1873 and another erected at Careel Bay in 1875.^[1] Manly was the site of the first parish that was established in the area in 1876; followed by Gosford (1888) and Pymble (1889). Together these three parishes covered most of the present diocese until 1910.^[2] By 1885, work on St Patrick's College, Manly had commenced and was completed in 1888.^[3]

The Diocese covers 2,763 km² (1,067 sq mi) and includes both bush and coastal communities. Symbolising the diocese is the lighthouse, based on the historic lighthouse at Barrenjoey.

Bishops of Broken Bay

The following individuals have been elected as Bishop of Broken Bay:^[4]

Order	Name	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
&100000000000000010000001	Patrick Laurence Murphy	8 April 1986	9 July 1996	&1000000000000001000000010 years, &1000000000000009200000092 days	Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay
&100000000000000020000002	David Louis Walker	9 July 1996	present	&1000000000000001500000015 years, &10000000000000137000000137 days	n/a

Cathedral

On 10 February 2008 Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara, was inaugurated as the cathedral of the diocese,^[5] succeeding Corpus Christi, the parish church of St Ives.^[6][7]

Parishes

Arcadia (St Benedict) Carlingford (St Gerard) and Epping (Our Lady Help of Christians) Chatswood (Our Lady of Dolours) Frenchs Forest  – combining the parishes of Davidson (St Martin de Porres), Forestville (Our Lady of Good Counsel), and Terrey Hills (St Anthony in the Fields) Gosford (St Patrick) Hornsby  – combining the parishes of Waitara Cathedral (Our Lady of the Rosary) and Normanhurst (Queen of Peace) Kincumber (Holy Cross) Ku-ring-gai Chase  – combining the parishes of Asquith (St Patrick), Berowra (St Bernard), and Brooklyn (Peace Chapel) The Lakes  – combining the parishes of Collaroy Plateau (St Rose) and Narrabeen (St Joseph) Lindfield-Killara  – combining the parishes of Killara (Immaculate Heart of Mary) and Lindfield (Holy Family) Lower North Shore  – combining the parishes of Naremburn (St Leonard), Northbridge (St Philip Neri), and Willoughby (St Thomas) Manly Freshwater  – combining the parishes of Harbord (St John the Baptist) and Manly (Mary Immaculate & St Athanasius) North Harbour  – combining the parishes of Balgowlah (St Cecilia) and Manly Vale (St Kieran) Pennant Hills (St Agatha)

Pittwater  – combining the parishes of Avalon (Maria Regina) and Mona Vale (Sacred Heart) Pymble (Sacred Heart) and West Pymble (Our Lady of Perpetual Succour) St Ives (Corpus Christi) Terrigal (Our Lady Star of the Sea) The Entrance (Our Lady of the Rosary) Toukley (St Mary) Warringah  – combining the parishes of Dee Why (St Kevin) and Narraweena (St John, Apostle & Evangelist) Wahroonga (Holy Name) Warnervale (St Mary of the Cross MacKillop) Willoughby (St Thomas) Woy Woy (St John the Baptist) Wyoming (Our Lady of the Rosary) Wyong (St Cecilia)

Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese

The Diocese is responsible for overseeing the management of 43 Schools in the area (36 Catholic primary schools and 7 Catholic high schools) and is made up of approximately 15,000 students. The schools in the Diocese are:^[8]

Primary

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Ives Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lindfield Maria Regina Catholic Primary School, Avalon Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, Forestville Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, West Pymble Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Waitara Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal Prouille Catholic Primary School, Wahroonga Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Mona Vale Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Pymble St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Berowra Heights St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Lake Munmorah

St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Balgowlah St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Freshwater St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South St John's Catholic Primary School, Narraweena St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Narrabeen St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Dee Why St Kieran's Catholic Primary School, Manly Vale St Martin's Catholic Primary School, Davidson St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Manly St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Asquith St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge St Rose Catholic Primary School, Collaroy Plateau St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby

Secondary Mater Maria Catholic College (Co-Ed), Warriewood Mercy Catholic College (Girls), Chatswood St Joseph's Catholic College (Girls), East Gosford St Leo's Catholic College (Co-Ed), Wahroonga St Paul's Catholic College (Boys), Manly St Peter's Catholic College (Co-ed), Tuggerah Primary & Secondary MacKillop Catholic College (Co-Ed), Warnervale

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia

References

1. ^ "Our history". The Catholic Community of North Harbour. 2010. http://www.northharbourcatholic.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=113. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
2. ^ "About our Diocese". Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay. http://www.dbb.org.au/OURDIOCESE/Pages/default.aspx. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Manly Parish - History" (PDF). Manly Freshwater Parish, Diocese of Broken Bay. 2008. http://www.dbb.org.au/parishes/manlyfreshwater/parish/Documents/History%20page.pdf. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
4. ^ "Diocese of Broken Bay". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 19 February 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbrok.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
5. ^ "Hornsby Catholic Parish". Diocese of Broken Bay. http://www.dbb.org.au/parishes/hornsby/parish/Pages/History.aspx. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
6. ^ "New cathedral for Broken Bay". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). 24 February 2008. http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/article.php?classID=1&subclassID=2&articleID=4078&class=&subclass=. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
7. ^ Findlay, Tracey (24 June 2009). "New cathedral to be a hub". The Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate (Australia). http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-cathedral-to-be-a-hub/. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
8. ^ "Schools in the Diocese of Broken Bay". Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Broken Bay. 2006. http://www.cso.brokenbay.catholic.edu.au/schools/index.html. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 

External links

• Diocese of Broken Bay