Sydney (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

George Pell, Cardinal, Archbishop
Terence John Gerard Brady, Auxiliary Bishop
Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P., Auxiliary Bishop
Julian Charles Porteous, Auxiliary Bishop
Edward Bede Clancy, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
David Cremin, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Geoffrey James Robinson, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 22 April 1842
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Australia
Square Kilometers: 1,264 (488 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/
Mailing Address: Level 16, Polding Centre, 133 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Telephone: (02)93.90.51.00
Fax: 92.61.83.12

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land
- Erected: 1834
- Vicariate
- Country: Australia
Diocese of Sydney
- Latin Name: Sydneyensis
- Elevated: 5 April 1842
- Country: Australia

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Bede Polding, O.S.B. † (3 Jul 1832 Appointed - 16 Mar 1877 Died)
Roger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B. † (16 Mar 1877 Succeeded - 17 Aug 1883 Died)
Francis Patrick Moran † (14 Mar 1884 Appointed - 17 Aug 1911 Died)
Michael Kelly † (17 Aug 1911 Succeeded - 8 Mar 1940 Died)
Norman Thomas Gilroy † (8 Mar 1940 Succeeded - 9 Jul 1971 Retired)
James Darcy Freeman † (9 Jul 1971 Appointed - 12 Feb 1983 Retired)
Edward Bede Clancy (12 Feb 1983 Appointed - 26 Mar 2001 Retired)
George Pell (26 Mar 2001 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land
1834	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land (erected)
5 April 1842	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land	Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide (erected)
5 April 1842	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land	Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart (erected)
Diocese of Sydney
5 April 1842	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land	Diocese of Sydney
Archdiocese of Sydney
22 April 1842	Elevated	Diocese of Sydney	Archdiocese of Sydney
1845	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Vicariate Apostolic of Essington (erected)
1845	Territory Lost	Diocese of Adelaide Archdiocese of Sydney	Vicariate Apostolic of King George Sounde - The Sound (erected)
6 May 1845	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Perth (erected)
25 June 1847	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Melbourne (erected)
25 June 1847	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Maitland (erected)
12 April 1859	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Brisbane (erected)
17 November 1862	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Goulburn (erected)
20 June 1865	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Bathurst (erected)
15 November 1951	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Wollongong (erected)
8 April 1986	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Broken Bay (erected)
8 April 1986	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Sydney	Diocese of Parramatta (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Sydney

1950 414,910 1,885,818 22.0% 316 256 572 725 756 2,388 165 ap1951

1966 634,320 2,996,600 21.2% 429 314 743 853 738 2,674 199 ap1967

1968 634,320 2,200,000 28.8% 426 338 764 830 1,158 3,011 200 ap1971

1980 838,095 3,098,600 27.0% 415 389 804 1,042 1,130 2,499 221 ap1981

1990 801,000 2,513,400 31.9% 221 274 495 1,618 778 2,020 141 ap1991

1999 589,244 1,824,810 32.3% 228 270 498 1,183 1 287 1,368 137 ap2000

2000 589,244 1,824,810 32.3% 218 270 488 1,207 1 286 1,388 137 ap2001

2001 589,012 1,825,012 32.3% 194 272 466 1,263 4 304 1,376 137 ap2002

2002 589,042 1,825,012 32.3% 193 254 447 1,317 4 286 1,388 138 ap2003

2003 578,567 1,993,236 29.0% 222 265 487 1,188 5 286 1,388 138 ap2004

2004 578,567 1,993,236 29.0% 254 265 519 1,114 5 525 1,383 139 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Sydney
1950	414,910	1,885,818	22.0%	316	256	572	725		756	2,388	165	ap1951
1966	634,320	2,996,600	21.2%	429	314	743	853		738	2,674	199	ap1967
1968	634,320	2,200,000	28.8%	426	338	764	830		1,158	3,011	200	ap1971
1980	838,095	3,098,600	27.0%	415	389	804	1,042		1,130	2,499	221	ap1981
1990	801,000	2,513,400	31.9%	221	274	495	1,618		778	2,020	141	ap1991
1999	589,244	1,824,810	32.3%	228	270	498	1,183	1	287	1,368	137	ap2000
2000	589,244	1,824,810	32.3%	218	270	488	1,207	1	286	1,388	137	ap2001
2001	589,012	1,825,012	32.3%	194	272	466	1,263	4	304	1,376	137	ap2002
2002	589,042	1,825,012	32.3%	193	254	447	1,317	4	286	1,388	138	ap2003
2003	578,567	1,993,236	29.0%	222	265	487	1,188	5	286	1,388	138	ap2004
2004	578,567	1,993,236	29.0%	254	265	519	1,114	5	525	1,383	139	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Terence John Gerard Brady (Priest: 20 Aug 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Oct 2007)
Edward Bede Clancy (Priest: 23 Jul 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Oct 1973 to 24 Nov 1978; Archbishop: 12 Feb 1983 to 26 Mar 2001)
David Cremin (Priest: 12 Jun 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Oct 1973 to 22 Feb 2005)
Patrick Dougherty (Priest: 7 Dec 1954 to 15 Oct 1976)
Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2003)
Bede Vincent Heather (Priest: 15 Jul 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jun 1979 to 8 Apr 1986)
Peter William Ingham (Priest: 18 Jul 1964; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1993 to 6 Jun 2001)
Michael John Malone (Priest: 18 Jul 1964 to 12 Dec 1994)
William Edward Murray (Priest: 21 Jul 1945 to 5 Jun 1975)
George Pell (Archbishop: 26 Mar 2001 - )
Julian Charles Porteous (Priest: 7 Sep 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2003)
Geoffrey James Robinson (Priest: 21 Dec 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 1984 to 15 Jul 2004)
Christopher Henry Toohey (Priest: 21 Aug 1982 to 9 Jul 2001)
David Louis Walker (Priest: 21 Jul 1962 to 9 Jul 1996)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

William Barry † (Priest: 24 Jun 1898 to 7 Apr 1919)
James Patrick Carroll † (Priest: 30 May 1931; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jan 1954 to 23 Jul 1984)
Barry Francis Collins † (Priest: 15 Jul 1961 to 30 Mar 1994)
John Neil Cullinane † (Priest: 22 Jul 1944 to 13 Jan 1959)
John Dunne † (Priest: 31 Oct 1870 to May 1871)
James Darcy Freeman † (Priest: 13 Jul 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Dec 1956 to 18 Oct 1968; Archbishop: 9 Jul 1971 to 12 Feb 1983)
Norman Thomas Gilroy † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1 Jul 1937; Archbishop: 8 Mar 1940 to 9 Jul 1971)
William Hayden † (Priest: 10 Oct 1891 to 13 Mar 1918)
John Edward Heaps † (Priest: 8 Mar 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Sep 1981 to 12 Mar 1992)
Joseph Higgins † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Sep 1888 to 21 Sep 1899)
Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 1969 to 19 Dec 1975)
Michael Kelly † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Jul 1901; Archbishop: 17 Aug 1911 to 8 Mar 1940)
Henry Joseph Kennedy † (Priest: 30 Nov 1938 to 14 Sep 1967)
Patrick Francis Lyons † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1950 to 11 Oct 1956)
Geoffrey Francis Mayne † (Priest: 21 Jul 1956 to 2 Jan 1985)
Francis Patrick Moran † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1884 to 17 Aug 1911)
Thomas William Muldoon † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Mar 1960 to 6 Sep 1982)
Patrick Laurence Murphy † (Priest: 22 Jul 1944; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1976 to 8 Apr 1986)
Eris Norman Michael O’Brien † (Priest: 30 Nov 1918; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Feb 1948 to 11 Jan 1951)
John Bede Polding, O.S.B. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jul 1832; Bishop: 5 Apr 1842; Archbishop: 22 Apr 1842 to 16 Mar 1877)
Samuele Agostino Scheehy, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1866)
Michael Sheehan † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 Feb 1922 to 7 Jul 1937)
Justin Daniel Simonds † (Priest: 30 Nov 1912 to 18 Feb 1937)
John Thomas Toohey † (Priest: 30 Nov 1927 to 11 Mar 1948)
Roger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 28 Feb 1873; Archbishop: 16 Mar 1877 to 17 Aug 1883)
James Whyte † (Priest: 3 Jul 1892 to 22 Apr 1920)

Archdiocese of Sydney

Archidioecesis Sydneyensis