Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart
Archdiocese of Hobart Archidioecesis Hobartensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Tasmania |
Ecclesiastical province | Hobart |
Coordinates | 42°53′09″S 147°19′35″E / 42.88583°S 147.32639°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 67,914 km2 (26,222 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 477,305 87,691 ( 18.4%) |
Parishes | 27 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
5 April 1842 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart; 22 April 1842 as the Diocese of Hobart; 3 August 1888 as the Archdiocese of Hobart |
Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart |
Patron saint | St Patrick |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Julian Porteous |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Hobart and covering Tasmania, Australia.
Immediately subject to the Holy See, the area covered was initially administered by the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. In 1842, the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart was erected; elevated as a Diocese a few weeks later; and as an Archdiocese in 1888.
St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, currently Julian Porteous.
History
Established 5 April 1842 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart and became Diocese of Hobart on the 22 April 1842. On the 3 August 1888 as the Archdiocese of Hobart.
Ordinaries
The following individuals have been appointed as Roman Catholic Bishops of Hobart or any of its precursor titles:[1]
Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 Robert Willson † Bishop of Hobart 22 April 1842 16 February 1866 23 years, 300 days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Hobart 2 Daniel Murphy † Coadjutor Bishop of Hobart 14 November 1865 8 March 1866 114 days Succeeded as Bishop of Hobart Bishop of Hobart 8 March 1866 3 August 1888 22 years, 148 days Elevated as Archbishop of Hobart Archbishop of Hobart 3 August 1888 29 December 1907 19 years, 148 days Died in office 3 Patrick Delany † Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart 15 June 1893 29 December 1907 14 years, 197 days Succeeded as Archbishop of Hobart Archbishop of Hobart 29 December 1907 7 May 1926 18 years, 129 days Died in office 4 William Barry † Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart 7 April 1919 8 May 1926 7 years, 31 days Succeeded as Archbishop of Hobart Archbishop of Hobart 8 May 1926 13 June 1929 3 years, 36 days Died in office 5 William Hayden † Archbishop of Hobart 11 February 1930 2 October 1936 6 years, 234 days Died in office 6 Justin Simonds † Archbishop of Hobart 18 February 1937 6 September 1942 5 years, 200 days Appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Melbourne 7 Ernest Victor Tweedy † Archbishop of Hobart 7 December 1942 20 September 1955 12 years, 287 days Resigned and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart 8 Guilford Clyde Young † Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart 10 October 1954 20 September 1955 345 days Succeeded as Archbishop of Hobart Archbishop of Hobart 20 September 1955 16 March 1988 32 years, 178 days Died in office 9 Eric D'Arcy † Archbishop of Hobart 24 October 1988 26 July 1999 10 years, 275 days Retired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart 10 Adrian Leo Doyle Coadjutor Archbishop of Hobart 10 November 1997 26 July 1999 1 year, 258 days Succeeded as Archbishop of Hobart Archbishop of Hobart 26 July 1999 19 July 2013 13 years, 358 days Retired 11 Julian Porteous Archbishop of Hobart 17 September 2013 present 3 years, 90 days Incumbent
Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart.
Parishes
Southern Tasmania
Bellerive-Lindisfarne Parish
Corpus Christi - BELLERIVE
Church of the Incarnation - LINDISFARNE
John Paul II - ROKEBY
Bridgewater-Brighton Parish
St Paul's - BRIDGEWATER
St Matthew's - PONTVILLE
Cathedral Parish
Sacred Heart - NEW TOWN
Central Tasmania Parish
St Peter's - NEW NORFOLK
Immaculate Conception - OUSE
St Andrew's - BOTHWELL
St Brigid's - TUNNACK
St Colman's - ELLENDALE
St Paul's - OATLANDS
Claremont Parish
St Bernard's - CLAREMONT
Glenorchy Parish
St John's - GLENORCHY
St Monica's - CHIGWELL
Hobart Parish
St Joseph's - HOBART
Huon Valley Parish
St James - CYGNET
St Joseph - GEEVESTON
St Mary of the Cross Catholic Church - RANELAGH
St Mary Our Hope - DOVER
Kingston Channel Parish
Christ the Priest - KINGSTON BEACH
Church of the Holy Spirit - KETTERING
St Aloysius - KINGSTON
St Brendans - ALONNAH
St Mary's - SNUG
Moonah-Lutana Parish
St Therese's - MOONAH
Richmond Parish
St John the Evangelist - RICHMOND
Community Centre Hall - DODGES FERRY
St Anne's - TRIABUNNA
St Martin's (Anglican) - DUNALLEY
St Patrick's - COLEBROOK
St Thomas' - SORELL
Sandy Bay Parish
Holy Spirit - SANDY BAY
St Canice - SANDY BAY
St Pius X - TAROONA
South Hobart Parish
St Francis Xavier's - SOUTH HOBART
Northern Tasmania
Campbell Town Parish
St Michael's - CAMPBELL TOWN
Our Lady of the Perpetual Succour - SWANSEA
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - ROSS
Flinders Island Parish
St Paul's - WHITEMARK
George Town Parish
Our Lady Star of the Sea - GEORGE TOWN
Sacred Heart - KAROOLA
St Anne's - LILYDALE
Kings Meadows Parish
St Peter's - YOUNGTOWN
St Augustine's - LONGFORD
Launceston Parish
Church of the Apostles - LAUNCESTON
Carmelite Monastery - WEST LAUNCESTON
Sacred Heart - NEWSTEAD
St Finn Barr's - INVERMAY
St Patrick's College Chapel - PROSPECT VALE
Meander Valley Parish
Holy Trinity - WESTBURY
Holy Redeemer - DELORAINE
Scottsdale Parish
St Patrick's - SCOTTSDALE
Sacred Heart - RINGAROOMA
St Mary's - BRIDPORT
St Mary's Parish
Bicheno Community Church - BICHENO
St Mary of the Assumption - ST MARYS
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - MANGANA
St Helena & St Stanislaus - ST HELENS
St Joseph's - FINGAL
West Tamar Parish
St Francis of Assisi - RIVERSIDE
St Canice - GLENGARRY
St Francis Xavier - BEACONSFIELD
North Western Tasmania
Burnie-Wynyard Parish
St Mary's Star of the Sea - BURNIE
Marist Regional College Chapel - Burnie
Sacred Heart - SOMERSET
St Brigid's - WYNYARD
St Joseph's - YOLLA
Circular Head Parish
St Peter Chanel - SMITHTON
Our Star of the Sea - STANLEY
King Island Parish
Our Lady Star of the Sea - CURRIE KING ISLAND
Mersey Leven Parish
Our Lady of Lourdes - DEVONPORT
Holy Cross Church - SHEFFIELD
Sacred Heart - ULVERSTONE
St Joseph's Mass Centre - PORT SORELL
St Mary's - PENGUIN
St Patrick's - LATROBE
West Coast Parish
St Joseph's - QUEENSTOWN
Holy Trinity (Anglican) - STRAHAN
St Fursaeus - ZEEHAN
St Joseph's - ROSEBERY
Controversy
In 2007 Gregory Ferguson, a Marist priest, was sentenced to two years jail (eligible for parole after 12 months) for offences in 1971 against two boys aged 13 at Marist College, Burnie, Tasmania. On 13 December 2007 he was sentenced to an additional three years' jail for offences against a third boy.[2] While in 2008, a jury found former priest Roger Michael Bellemore guilty on three counts of maintaining a sexual relationship with a young person under the age of 17 years in the 1960s and 1970s, while he was at the same College.[3]
In 2015, Archbishop Julian Porteous was notified that a complaint had been filed with the office of Tasmania’s Anti-discrimination Commissioner in relation to the distribution in Tasmanian Catholic schools of a pro-traditional marriage brochure produced by the Australian Catholic Bishops, titled ‘Don’t Mess with Marriage’.[4] The complaint was being treated as a possible breach of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas), and had sparked fierce debate on the issues of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and tolerance. Because of societies freedom of expression the complaint against was withdrawn.
See also
References
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Hobart". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Pedophile may get parole after one year's prison". CathNews. Australia. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ↑ "Guilty verdict for former priest". ABC News. Australia. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Anti-discrimination commissioner notifies archbishop of possible breach of the law."The Catholic Weekly (Australia). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.