Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide

Archdiocese of Adelaide

Archidioecesis Adelaidensis
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide
Location
Country Australia
Statistics
Area103,600 km2 (40,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 1,290,786
  • 275,174 ( 21.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 April 1842 as Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide
22 April 1842 as Diocese of Adelaide
10 May 1887 as Archdiocese of Adelaide
CathedralSt Francis Xavier, Adelaide
Patron saintSt. Patrick
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Archbishop of AdelaidePatrick O`Regan
Map
Website
adelaide.catholic.org.au

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Adelaide, South Australia.

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