Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta

Roman Catholic Diocese of Parramatta

The Catholic Diocese of Parramatta is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney made up of 47 parishes.

The Diocese is located in one of the fastest growing areas of New South Wales, Australia. The diocese is west of Sydney and reaches from Dundas Valley, west to Katoomba, south to Luddenham, and North to Richmond.

The Diocese was established April 8, 1986 and by 2004 served 307,392 parishioners out of a total population of 924,621.

Bishops of Parramatta

*Bede Vincent Heather (1986-1997) - presently Bishop Emeritus
*Kevin Michael Manning (1997- )

External links and References

* [http://www.parra.catholic.org.au/ Catholic Diocese of Parramatta]
*cite web|title = Diocese of Parramatta| work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dparm.html|accessdate =2007-01-06


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