The Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale is a suffragan

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...

 Latin rite diocese of 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,...

, established in 1869, covering the New England and Barwon River

Barwon River (New South Wales)

The Barwon River flows through New South Wales, virtually as a continuation of the Macintyre River / Border Rivers system, before joining with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River...

 regions of New South Wales

New South Wales

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 in Australia

Australia

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History

The current 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....

  is the Most Rev

Most Reverend

The Most Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Roman Catholic Church , all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic de numero.*In the Roman Catholic Church , archbishops are styled "The...

 Luc J Matthys DD

Doctor of Divinity

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Bishops of Armidale

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale:

• Thomas Timothy O'Mahony (1869-1877)
• Elzear Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. (1879-1904)
• Patrick Joseph O'Connor (1904-1932)
• John Aloysius Coleman (1932-1947)
• Edward John Doody (1948-1968)
• James Darcy Freeman (1968-1971)
• Henry Joseph Kennedy (1971-1991)
• Kevin Michael Manning (1991-1997)
• Luc Julian Matthys (1999- )

Cathedral

The diocesean Cathedral

Cathedral

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 is dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

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 and is located in Dangar Street, Armidale, opposite Armidale Central Park and diagonally opposite the Anglican

Anglican Diocese of Armidale

The Anglican Diocese of Armidale is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia, located in the state of New South Wales. The diocese was created in 1914 as a result of a division of the previous Diocese of Grafton and Armidale which was created by letters patent in 1863...

 Cathederal. It was built in 1911 of Pyrmont stone

Sydney sandstone

Sydney sandstone is the common name for Sydney Basin Hawkesbury Sandstone, historically known as Yellowblock, is a sedimentary rock named after the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney, where this sandstone is particularly common....

 and Armidale polychrome brick

External links

• Australian Catholic Bishops Conference: Diocese of Armidale