Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton

Diocese of Geraldton Dioecesis di Geraldton
St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Mid West, Western Australia
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Perth
Metropolitan	Perth
Coordinates
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 114,662 27,135 ( 23.7%)
Parishes	12
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 January 1898
Cathedral	St Francis Xavier Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Justin Joseph Bianchini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Barry James Hickey
Website
Catholic Diocese of Geraldton

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Perth, erected in 1898, covering Mid West, Western Australia, Australia.

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Geraldton:

Order	Name	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
1	William Bernard Kelly †	21 March 1898	26 December 1921		Died in office
2	Richard Ryan, CM †	30 January 1923	10 March 1926		Appointed Bishop of Sale
3	James Patrick O'Collins †	11 February 1930	23 December 1941		Appointed Bishop of Ballarat
4	Alfred Gummer †	24 February 1942	5 April 1962		Died in office
5	Francis Xavier Thomas †	18 June 1962	31 July 1981		Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton
6	William Foley †	13 July 1981	26 October 1983		Elevated as Archbishop of Perth
7	Barry Hickey	22 March 1984	23 July 1991		Elevated as Archbishop of Perth
8	Justin Joseph Bianchini	25 March 1992	incumbent		n/a

Parishes

The diocese has fifteen parishes with regular liturgical services held in the following locations, with churches dedicated to particular saints:

• Geraldton (Cathedral of St Francis Xavier), Greenough (St Peter), and Rangeway (St John)
• Bluff Point (St Lawrence) and Wonthella (St Patrick)
• Carnarvon (St Mary Star of the Sea) and Exmouth (St John)
• Dongara (Our Lady Star of the Sea) and Leeman (Mary Queen of Peace)
• Karratha (St Paul), Dampier (St Peter), and Wickham (Our Lady of the Pilbara)
• Leonora (Sacred Heart), Laverton (Christ the Redeemer), and Leinster
• Morawa (Holy Cross)
• Mt Magnet (St Brigid), Meekatharra (Christ the King), and Cue (St Patrick)
• Mullewa (Our Lady of Mt Carmel) and Mingenew (St Joseph)
• Newman (St Joseph)
• Northampton (Our Lady in Ara Coeli), Kalbarri (Our Lady Help of Christians), and Nanson (Our Lady of Fatima)
• Port Hedland (St Cecilia)
• South Hedland (St John the Baptist)
• Three Springs (St Paul), Perenjori (St Joseph), Coorow (Our Lady Queen of Peace), and Carnamah (St Andrew)
• Tom Price (St Thomas) and Paraburdoo (St Theresa)

Education

Crest	School	Location	Details
	St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School	Geraldton	Primary K-7
	St Lawrence's School	Bluff Point	Primary K-7
	St John's School	Rangeway	Primary K-7
	St Paul's School	Karratha	Primary K-7
	Our Lady of Mt Carmel	Mullewa	Primary K-7
	St Mary's School	Northampton	Primary K-7
	St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School	Carnarvon	Combined Primary and Secondary, K-10
	St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School	Port Hedland	Primary K-7
	Nagle Catholic College	Geraldton	Secondary Day and boarding school, 8-12
	St Luke's College	Karratha	Secondary Day school, 8-12
	Christian Brothers Agricultural School	Tardun	Secondary Day school, 8-10

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia

External links

• Catholic Diocese of Geraldton