Diocese of Townsville
The Diocese of Townsville is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.
Bishops
The following men have been Bishops of Townsville:Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960
Parishes
The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:- Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward, Cranbrook, Deeragun, Gulliver, Kirwan, Magnetic Island, Mundingburra, Railway Estate, South Townsville, West Townsville, and Wulguru
- Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie, Halifax, Ingham, and Palm Island
- Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr, Bowen, Burdekin Valley, Cannonvale, Collinsville, Giru, Home Hill, and Proserpine
- Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Hughenden, Julia Creek, McKinlay, Mount Isa, Richmond, and Winton
Schools
The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:; Townsville Schools
; Annandale
; Burdell
; Cranbrook
; Currajong
; Deeragun
; Hyde Park
; Kirwan
; Mundingburra
; North Ward
; Rasmussen
; Shaw
; Palm Island
; Southern Schools
; Ayr
; Bowen
; Collinsville
; Home Hill
;Proserpine
; Northern Schools
; Abergowrie
;Halifax
; Ingham
; Western Schools
; Charters Towers
;Cloncurry
; Hughenden
; Mount Isa
;Winton