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Past and Present Ordinaries

MichaelO’Connor † (24 Apr1874 Appointed - 14 Feb1883 Died)
JamesMoore † (22 Jan1884 Appointed - 26 Jun1904 Died)
JosephHiggins † (3 Mar1905 Appointed - 16 Sep1915 Died)
DanielFoley † (28 Apr1916 Appointed - 31 Oct1941 Died)
James PatrickO’Collins † (23 Dec1941 Appointed - 1 May1971 Retired)
Ronald AustinMulkearns † (1 May1971 Succeeded - 30 May1997 Resigned)
Peter JosephConnors (30 May 1997 Appointed -1 Aug 2012 Retired)
Paul BernardBird, C.Ss.R. (1 Aug 2012 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
30 March 1874	Erected	Diocese ofMelbourne	Diocese of Ballarat (erected) Diocese ofSandhurst (erected)
30 April 1978	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ballarat (Inglewood)	Diocese ofSandhurst

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1959	64,110	305,000	21.0%	96	32	128	500		110	445	46	ap1960
1966	74,016	300,000	24.7%	95	41	136	544		142	484	50	ap1967
1968	75,399	354,400	21.3%	92	37	129	584		96	488	51	ap1971
1980	81,900	353,000	23.2%	85	29	114	718		76	344	54	ap1981
1990	88,300	354,000	24.9%	85	17	102	865		49	203	54	ap1991
1999	96,877	379,851	25.5%	67	13	80	1,210		33	200	52	ap2000
2000	96,877	379,851	25.5%	66	14	80	1,210		33	199	52	ap2001
2001	96,877	379,851	25.5%	57	15	72	1,345		34	193	52	ap2002
2002	96,877	379,851	25.5%	55	10	65	1,490		26	179	52	ap2003
2003	96,877	379,851	25.5%	55	10	65	1,490		25	177	52	ap2004
2004	96,877	379,851	25.5%	54	10	64	1,513		27	167	52	ap2005
2006	97,900	384,000	25.5%	54	11	65	1,506		29	148	52	ap2007
2012	104,600	418,000	25.0%	57	6	63	1,660		20	103	51	ap2013
2015	103,600	414,000	25.0%	47	8	55	1,883		12	87	51	ap2016
2018	108,000	431,780	25.0%	45	10	55	1,963		14	71	50	ap2019
2020	105,620	422,535	25.0%	46	12	58	1,821		16	65	41	ap2021
2022	97,130	429,190	22.6%	52	11	63	1,541	2	14	53	37	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Francis JohnDoyle, M.S.C. †
DanielFoley † (Bishop: 28 Apr1916 to 31 Oct1941)
JosephHiggins † (Bishop: 3 Mar1905 to 16 Sep1915)
JamesMoore † (Bishop: 22 Jan1884 to 26 Jun1904)
Ronald AustinMulkearns † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Sep1968;Bishop: 1 May1971 to 30 May1997)
James PatrickO’Collins † (Bishop: 23 Dec1941 to 1 May1971)
MichaelO’Connor † (Bishop: 24 Apr1874 to 14 Feb1883)
GeorgePell † (Deacon: 15 Aug1966;Priest: 16 Dec1966 to 30 Mar1987)
Joseph BasilRoper † (Priest: 30 Nov1911 to 13 Jul1938)