Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury

Diocese of Bunbury

Dioecesis Bumburiensis
Location
Country Australia
TerritorySouth West and Great Southern, Western Australia
Ecclesiastical provincePerth
Coordinates33°19′46″S 115°38′13″E / 33.32944°S 115.63694°E / -33.32944; 115.63694
Statistics
Area184,000 km2 (71,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 283,000
  • 58,522 (20.7%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12 November 1954
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGeorge Kołodziej
Bishops emeritusGerard Holohan
Website
Catholic Diocese of Bunbury

The Diocese of Bunbury is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth. The diocese covers the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.

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