Rockhampton (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Michael Fabian McCarthy, Bishop
Brian Heenan, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 29 December 1881
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Brisbane
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Australia
Square Kilometers: 415,000 (160,293 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.rok.catholic.net.au/
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 170 William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Telephone: (07)4887.3070

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Cani † (3 Jan 1882 Appointed - 3 Mar 1898 Died)
Joseph Higgins † (4 May 1899 Appointed - 3 Mar 1905 Appointed, Bishop of Ballarat)
James Duhig † (16 Sep 1905 Appointed - 27 Feb 1912 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane)
Joseph Shiel † (19 Aug 1912 Appointed - 7 Apr 1931 Died)
Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † (12 Jan 1932 Appointed - 25 Oct 1945 Died)
Andrew Gerard Tynan † (14 Mar 1946 Appointed - 3 Jun 1960 Died)
Francis Roberts Rush † (7 Nov 1960 Appointed - 5 Mar 1973 Appointed, Archbishop of Brisbane)
Bernard Joseph Wallace † (24 Jan 1974 Appointed - 8 May 1990 Resigned)
Brian Heenan (23 Jul 1991 Appointed - 1 Oct 2013 Retired)
Michael Fabian McCarthy (10 Mar 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
29 December 1881	Erected	Diocese of Brisbane	Diocese of Rockhampton (erected)
12 February 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rockhampton (From Townsville on the Coast, to the Whitsunday and Burdekin regions in the South and North to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, with Mount Isa and several western towns and east to Palm Island)	Diocese of Townsville (erected)

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

1949 25,000 141,000 17.7% 61 7 68 367 25 324 34 ap1951

1966 46,000 190,350 24.2% 77 6 83 554 42 326 37 ap1967

1970 49,100 229,000 21.4% 67 6 73 672 44 329 37 ap1971

1980 57,700 261,000 22.1% 65 7 72 801 49 263 40 ap1981

1990 74,000 306,000 24.2% 53 6 59 1,254 1 25 219 36 ap1991

1999 94,500 240,500 39.3% 51 6 57 1,657 22 141 39 ap2000

2000 93,891 365,270 25.7% 40 5 45 2,086 19 127 39 ap2001

2001 94,063 366,428 25.7% 37 6 43 2,187 20 122 39 ap2002

2002 94,063 366,428 25.7% 36 6 42 2,239 18 113 39 ap2003

2003 94,500 367,000 25.7% 36 7 43 2,197 19 113 39 ap2004

2004 95,000 372,000 25.5% 36 8 44 2,159 19 122 39 ap2005

2010 99,744 399,673 25.0% 35 8 43 2,319 1 20 104 31 ap2011

2014 108,100 435,100 24.8% 30 13 43 2,513 19 93 31 ap2015

2017 109,000 439,860 24.8% 25 15 40 2,725 19 73 31 ap2018

2020 113,900 459,670 24.8% 28 10 38 2,997 13 72 31 ap2021

2022 117,230 473,000 24.8% 30 7 37 3,168 10 66 31 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	25,000	141,000	17.7%	61	7	68	367		25	324	34	ap1951
1966	46,000	190,350	24.2%	77	6	83	554		42	326	37	ap1967
1970	49,100	229,000	21.4%	67	6	73	672		44	329	37	ap1971
1980	57,700	261,000	22.1%	65	7	72	801		49	263	40	ap1981
1990	74,000	306,000	24.2%	53	6	59	1,254	1	25	219	36	ap1991
1999	94,500	240,500	39.3%	51	6	57	1,657		22	141	39	ap2000
2000	93,891	365,270	25.7%	40	5	45	2,086		19	127	39	ap2001
2001	94,063	366,428	25.7%	37	6	43	2,187		20	122	39	ap2002
2002	94,063	366,428	25.7%	36	6	42	2,239		18	113	39	ap2003
2003	94,500	367,000	25.7%	36	7	43	2,197		19	113	39	ap2004
2004	95,000	372,000	25.5%	36	8	44	2,159		19	122	39	ap2005
2010	99,744	399,673	25.0%	35	8	43	2,319	1	20	104	31	ap2011
2014	108,100	435,100	24.8%	30	13	43	2,513		19	93	31	ap2015
2017	109,000	439,860	24.8%	25	15	40	2,725		19	73	31	ap2018
2020	113,900	459,670	24.8%	28	10	38	2,997		13	72	31	ap2021
2022	117,230	473,000	24.8%	30	7	37	3,168		10	66	31	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Raymond Conway Benjamin † (Priest: 25 Jul 1949 to 14 Feb 1984)
John Cani † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1882 to 3 Mar 1898)
James Duhig † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1905 to 27 Feb 1912)
Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1932 to 25 Oct 1945)
Joseph Higgins † (Bishop: 4 May 1899 to 3 Mar 1905)
Francis Roberts Rush † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1960 to 5 Mar 1973)
Joseph Shiel † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1912 to 7 Apr 1931)
Andrew Gerard Tynan † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1946 to 3 Jun 1960)
Bernard Joseph Wallace † (Priest: 26 Jul 1942; Bishop: 24 Jan 1974 to 8 May 1990)
Guilford Clyde Young † (Priest: 3 Jun 1939 to 15 Jul 1948)

Diocese of Rockhampton

Dioecesis Rockhamptoniensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased