Diocese of Sale
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, that covers the south east of Victoria, Australia. The diocese was established in 1887.
Gregory Bennet was appointed bishop of Sale on 27 June 2020.
History
The Diocese of Sale was established by Pope Leo XIII on 26 April 1887. The first bishop of the Diocese, James Francis Corbett, was a priest of the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Limerick|Diocese of Limerick], Ireland, who was responsible for the Mission of St Kilda and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Melbourne at the time of his appointment. Corbett was consecrated bishop on 25 August 1887 in St Mary's Church, East St Kilda, by Archbishop of Melbourne, Thomas Carr. Bishop Corbett consecrated St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, on account of his superior vocal ability.The second Bishop of Sale, Patrick Phelan, saw to the establishment of a school system in the Diocese. The fourth bishop, Patrick Lyons, saw the 1959 change to the boundaries of the Diocese, which incorporated into Sale from the Melbourne Archdiocese the parishes of Berwick, Cranbourne, Pakenham, Iona, Maryknoll, Koo Wee Rup, Dalyston and Korrumburra. These parishes, while they were mainly rural areas at the time, have seen rapid growth and are now considered outer suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Bishops
Ordinaries
The following individuals have served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Sale:Coadjutor bishop
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Patrick Mary O'Donnell, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane in 1948
- Noel Desmond Daly, appointed Bishop of Sandhurst in 1979
- Michael Joseph McKenna, appointed Bishop of Bathurst in 2009