Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
Archdiocese of Brisbane Archidioecesis Brisbanensis | |
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Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Brisbane | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | South East region of Queensland, including Greater Brisbane |
| Ecclesiastical province | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 27°27′56″S 153°02′41″E / 27.46556°S 153.04472°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 65,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 103 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 April 1859 as the Diocese of Brisbane; 10 May 1887 as the Archdiocese of Brisbane |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Stephen |
| Patron saint | Mary MacKillop |
| Secular priests | 245 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop-designate | Shane Anthony Mackinlay |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Position Vacant |
| Bishops emeritus | Brian Vincent Finnigan Joseph John Oudeman, OFMCap |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bne.catholic.net.au | |
The Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia.
Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville.
The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane.
Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.