Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury
The Diocese of Bunbury 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 Perth. The diocese covers the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.
History
The Diocese of Bunbury was established in 12 November 1954 by Pope Pius XII, taking land from an area previously administered by the Archdiocese of Perth. Bishop Launcelot John Goody was appointed the first bishop of the new diocese. Bishop Goody served the Diocese of Bunbury for 14 years, before being appointed Archbishop of Perth in 1968.Ordinaries
The following men have been Bishop of Bunbury:Parishes
The diocese is divided into three separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:- Great Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Albany, Denmark, Esperance, Katanning, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, and Wagin
- Lower South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Busselton, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Margaret River, and Pemberton
- South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Bunbury, Brunswick Junction, Collie, Dardanup, Dawesville, Harvey, Australind, Mandurah, Pinjarra, and Waroona