The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 and covering the South East

South East Queensland

South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...

 region of Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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Part of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Erected in 1842 and directly responsible to the Holy See, the Archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore,...

. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected; and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan diocese

Suffragan Diocese

A suffragan diocese is a diocese in the Catholic Church that is overseen not only by its own diocesan bishop but also by a metropolitan bishop. The metropolitan is always an archbishop who governs his own archdiocese...

s of Cairns

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected initially as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and elevated to a diocese in 1941, covering the far north region of Queensland, Australia....

, Rockhampton

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton is an suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1882, covering Central Queensland, Australia.-Ordinaries:...

, Toowoomba

Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba is a Latin rite suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, established in 1929, covering the Darling Downs and south west regions of Queensland, Australia.St...

 and Townsville

Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia.-Ordinaries:...

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The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat

Cathedra

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 of the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. In July 2011, Archbishop John Bathersby

John Bathersby

John Alexius Bathersby DD , an Australian metropolitan bishop, is the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving since 1991.-Early years:...

 tendered his resignation to Benedict XVI. This was accepted in November, together with the announcement that the current Bishop of Lismore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lismore is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1887, initially as the Diocese of Grafton, and then changed to the current name in 1900...

, Geoffrey Jarrett, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator

Apostolic Administrator

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 pending the appointment of a permanent archbishop.

Ordinaries

The following people have been have been elected as Roman Catholic Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles:

Order	Name	Title	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
1	James Quinn †	Bishop Bishop (Catholic Church) In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....  of Brisbane	14 April 1859	18 August 1881		Died in office
2	Robert Dunne Robert Dunne Robert Dunne was the second Roman Catholic bishop of Brisbane and later he became its first archbishop....  †	Bishop of Brisbane	3 January 1882	10 May 1887		Elevated as Archbishop Archbishop An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...  of Brisbane
		Archbishop of Brisbane	10 May 1887	13 January 1917		Died in office
3	James Duhig James Duhig Sir James Duhig, KCMG was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane from 1917 until his death. At the time of his death he was the longest-serving bishop in the Catholic Church .-Early life:...  †	Coadjutor Archbishop Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...  of Brisbane	27 February 1912	13 January 1917		Succeeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
		Archbishop of Brisbane	13 January 1917	10 April 1965		Died in office
4	Patrick Mary O'Donnell †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane	8 November 1948	10 April 1965		Succeeded as Archbishop of Brisbane
		Archbishop of Brisbane	10 April 1965	5 March 1973		Retired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
5	Francis Roberts Rush †	Archbishop of Brisbane	5 March 1973	3 December 1991		Retired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
6	John Bathersby John Bathersby John Alexius Bathersby DD , an Australian metropolitan bishop, is the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving since 1991.-Early years:...	Archbishop of Brisbane	3 December 1991	14 November 2011		Retired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane
7	Geoffrey Jarrett	Apostolic Administrator	14 November 2011	present	days	n/a

External links

• Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
• Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Brisbane