Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong

Diocese of Wollongong

Dioecesis Vollongongensis
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryIllawarra and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales
Ecclesiastical provinceSydney
Coordinates34°25′22″S 150°53′32″E / 34.42278°S 150.89222°E / -34.42278; 150.89222
Statistics
Area6,121 km2 (2,363 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 647,912
  • 195,669 ( 30.2%)
Parishes 28
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 November 1951 (1951-11-15)
CathedralSt Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong
Patron saintImmaculate Heart of Mary
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopBrian Mascord
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnthony Fisher OP
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Catholic Diocese of Wollongong

The Diocese of Wollongong is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. Established in 1951, the diocese covers the Illawarra and Southern Highlands regions of New South Wales. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney

St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wollongong is the cathedra of the Bishop of Wollongong, currently Brian Mascord.