Diocese of Geraldton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church covering the Mid West, Western Australia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St [Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Geraldton|St Francis Xavier Cathedral], in Geraldton.
History
Established on 30 January 1898 as Diocese of Geraldton / Geraldtonen, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Perth.Statistics
, it pastorally served 29,700 Catholics on 131,831 km² in 16 parishes and 24 missions with 18 priests, 35 lay religious, 3 seminarians.Parishes
The diocese has fifteen parishes with regular liturgical services held in the following locations, with churches dedicated to particular saints:- Geraldton, Greenough, and Rangeway
- Bluff Point and Wonthella
- Carnarvon and Exmouth
- Dongara and Leeman
- Karratha, Dampier, and Wickham
- Leonora, Laverton, and Leinster
- Morawa
- Mt Magnet, Meekatharra, and Cue
- Mullewa and Mingenew
- Newman
- Northampton, Kalbarri, and Nanson
- Port Hedland
- South Hedland
- Three Springs, Perenjori, Coorow, and Carnamah
- Tom [Price, Western Australia|Tom Price] and Paraburdoo
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
The following individuals have been elected as Bishops of Geraldton:Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bryan Gallagher †, appointed Bishop of Port Pirie in 1952
Catholic Education