Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes Dioecesis Vilcanniensis-Forbesinus
Sacred Heart cathedral in Broken Hill; consecrated in 1960
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Far West region of New South Wales
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Sydney
Coordinates	31°57′12″S 141°27′33″E / 31.95333°S 141.45917°E / -31.95333; 141.45917
Statistics
Area	414,398 km² (160,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 118,257 35,904 ( 30.4%)
Parishes	20
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 May 1887 as the Diocese of Wilcania; 28 July 1917 as the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes
Cathedral	Sacred Heart, Broken Hill
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Columba Macbeth Green
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Fisher OP
Vicar General	Kevin Michael Manning
Emeritus Bishops	Christopher Henry Toohey
Website
Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1887, initially as the Diocese of Wilcannia (this town on the Darling River was then important due to the dominance of river transport), and then changed to the current name in 1917. At this time, six parochial districts of Bathurst Diocese, including those of Parkes and Forbes, were added to its western neighbour.^[1] The diocese covers the Far West region of New South Wales in Australia. The Bishop's office is in Forbes but his seat is in Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill.

History

In 1887, the Diocese of Wilcannia was erected by Pope Leo XIII, on territories taken from the three now-neighbouring dioceses: Armidale, Bathurst (see below) and Goulburn (later absorbed in the present Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese), making it one of the oldest dioceses in Australia.

In 1917, the area of the diocese was enlarged (at the expense of the neighbouring diocese of Bathurst) and its name changed to the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes to take account of the added parishes.

On 9 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Christopher Toohey due to reasons of personal health. In April 2011, Bishop Toohey released a personal statement admitting that his behaviour during the early years of his ministry with young adults in his pastoral care was "not consistent with that required of a good person". Although the specific behaviours were not mentioned, the church stated that any acts were not criminal in nature. To date, Bishop Toohey is the most senior member of the church to admit to inappropriate behaviour with young adults.^[2] The Pope appointed Sydney auxiliary bishop Terence Brady as apostolic administrator from 2009 until 2011. In 2011 the Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta, Kevin Michael Manning, was appointed to succeed Brady.^[3]

Bishop of Wilcannia and Bishops of Wilcannia-Forbes

The following individual was elected as Bishop of Wilcannia:^[4]

Order	Name	Date installed	Term ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
7000100000000000000♠1	John Dunne	13 May 1887	25 December 1916	7008934696800000000♠29 years, 226 days	Died in office

The following individuals have been elected as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes:^[4]

Order	Name	Date installed	Term ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
7000100000000000000♠1	William Hayden	13 March 1918	11 February 1930	7008376077600000000♠11 years, 335 days	Elevated as Archbishop of Hobart
7000200000000000000♠2	Thomas Martin Fox	9 June 1931	10 July 1967	7009113875200000000♠36 years, 31 days	Died in office
7000300000000000000♠3	Douglas Joseph Warren	26 September 1967	30 March 1994	7008836481600000000♠26 years, 185 days	Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
7000400000000000000♠4	Barry Francis Collins	30 March 1994	15 November 2000	7008209217600000000♠6 years, 230 days	Died in office
7000500000000000000♠5	Christopher Henry Toohey	9 July 2001	9 June 2009	7008249847200000000♠7 years, 335 days	Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes
7000600000000000000♠6	Columba Macbeth Green	12 April 2014	present	7007570456000000000♠1 year, 295 days	Currently bishop

In absence of an appointed Bishop, the following bishops have been appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Wilcannia-Forbes:

Terence John Gerard Brady - Apostolic Administrator (9 Jun 2009 - 30 Dec 2011)
Kevin Michael Manning - Apostolic Administrator (30 Dec 2011 - 01/12/2012)
Michael Robert Kennedy - Apostolic Administrator (01 Dec 2012 - 06/07/2014)

Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill has been the cathedral of the diocese since 1905, though the bishops of Wilcannia had their residence in Broken Hill since 1889. The cathedral parish has some 5,500 parishioners, most of whom live in Broken Hill.

Parishes

Churches are located in the following parishes and locations (dedicated to saints as indicated):^[5]

Location	Coordinates	Name	Built
Balranald	34°38′16″S 143°33′52″E / 34.6377682645°S 143.564399601°E / -34.6377682645; 143.564399601	St Dymphna
Barham		Sacred Heart
Bogan Gate		All Saints
Booligal		St Michael
Bourke		Holy Spirit and St Ignatius
Brewarrina		St Patrick
Broken Hill		Sacred Heart Cathedral	1905
Buronga		St Micheal
Cobar		St Laurence O'Toole
Condobolin	33°5′3″S 147°8′46″E / 33.08417°S 147.14611°E / -33.08417; 147.14611 (St Joseph's Condobolin)	St Joseph
Dareton		St Maria Goretti
Deniliquin		St Michael
Fifield		St Dymphna
Forbes	32°22′48″S 148°0′29″E / 32.38000°S 148.00806°E / -32.38000; 148.00806 (Laurence O'Toole's, Forbes)	St Laurence O'Toole
Cobar		St John Vianney
Hay		St Fergal
Hillston		Our Lady of Good Counsel
Ivanhoe		St Laurence O'Toole
Mathoura		St Brigid
Menindee		St Patrick
Moama		St Aloysius
Moulamein		St Mary
Narromine		Blessed Sacrament and St Augustine
Nevertire		St Brigid
North Broken Hill		Ss Peter and Paul
Nymagee		St Mary
Nyngan	31°33′48″S 147°11′29″E / 31.56333°S 147.19139°E / -31.56333; 147.19139 (St Patrick's Nyngan)	St Patrick
Parkes	33°08′17″S 148°10′35″E / 33.1380671328°S 148.176515981°E / -33.1380671328; 148.176515981	Holy Family
Peak Hill		St James
Tooleybuc	35°1′43″S 143°20′23″E / 35.02861°S 143.33972°E / -35.02861; 143.33972 (St Mary's, Tooleybuc)	St Mary
Tottenham		St Anthony
Trangie		St Carthage
Trundle		St Michael
Tullamore		St Mary
Wakool		St Joseph
Warren		St Mary
Wentworth		St Francis Xavier
Wilcannia		St John
Womboota		St Paul

Boundaries

With 414,398 square kilometres (160,000 sq mi) in its territory, the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes is the largest diocese in New South Wales. More than half of the State is part of its territory. The Diocese comprises the territory in New South Wales west of a line from the River Murray 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Tocumwal, to the Murrumbidgee River near Darlington Point, to the Lachlan River 32 kilometres (20 mi) down from Euabalong but excluding the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area; thence to the eastern boundary by the Lachlan River including the whole of the Forbes Shire. The eastern boundary is the Eurow-Nyrang Mountains, the Harvey Range, a line from the junction of the Brummagen Creek and the Macquarie River to a point on the Macquarie River 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Warren, thence north in a straight line crossing the Barwon River, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Walgett, to the Queensland border, including Carinda, Lightning Ridge and Goodooga. The boundaries were enlarged in 1917 to include six new parochial areas taken from Bathurst Diocese, including the parishes of Forbes and Parkes.^[6]

Schools

Balranald (St Joseph's Primary School)
Bourke (St Ignatius Primary School)
Brewarrina (St Patrick's Primary School)
Broken Hill (Sacred Heart Parish Primary School)
Cobar (St John's Primary School)

Condobolin (St Joseph's Primary School)
Deniliquin (St Michael's Parish School)
Forbes (St Laurence's Primary School and Red Bend Catholic College
Hay (St Mary's Primary School)

Hillston (St Joseph's Primary School)
Narromine (St Augustine's Primary School)
Nyngan (St Joseph's Primary School)
Parkes (Holy Family Primary School)

Peak Hill (St Joseph's Primary School)
Trangie (St John's Primary School)
Trundle (St Patrick's Primary School)
Warren (St Mary's Primary School)
Wilcannia (St Therese's Community School)

References

↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166984642?searchTerm=diocese of wilcannia&searchLimits=l-decade=191
↑ "Retired bishop admits to 'inappropriate behaviour'" (transcript). Lateline (Australia). 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ "Bishop Manning new Administrator for Wilcannia-Forbes". News. Catholic Diocese of Parramatta. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
1 2 "Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
↑ "The Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes Parishes". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166984642?searchTerm=diocese of wilcannia&searchLimits=l-decade=191

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