Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay

Diocese of Broken Bay

Dioecesis Sinus Tortuosi
Location
Country Australia
TerritoryNorth Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales
Ecclesiastical provinceSydney
Coordinates33°44′04″S 151°04′08″E / 33.73444°S 151.06889°E / -33.73444; 151.06889
Statistics
Area2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
Increase 819,000
Increase 206,000 (Increase 25.2%)
ParishesSteady 40
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 April 1986
CathedralOur Lady of the Rosary, Waitara
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAnthony Randazzo
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnthony Fisher OP
Bishops emeritusDavid Walker
Map
Diocese is in the south east of Australia.
Diocese is in the south east of Australia.
Website
bbcatholic.org.au

The Diocese of Broken Bay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney.

On 20 November 2014, Bishop Peter Comensoli was appointed as the third bishop of the diocese. He was enthroned on 12 December 2014.[1] Bishop Comensoli was elevated to the position of Archbishop of Melbourne in June 2018 and was replaced by Bishop Anthony Randazzo as the fourth bishop of the diocese in November 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Broken Bay | Latest News". www.dbb.org.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Most Rev Anthony Randazzo appointed as Fourth Bishop of Broken Bay - Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay".

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