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Diocese of Toowoomba

Dioecesis Tuumbana

Bishop(s)

Kenneth MichaelHowell, Bishop
Robert MichaelMcGuckin, Bishop Emeritus
William MartinMorris, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:28 May 1929
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofBrisbane
Depends on: Dicastery forBishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Australia
Square Kilometers: 487,000 (188,103 Square Miles)
Official Web Site:https://www.twb.catholic.org.au
Mailing Address: Bishop's Office, 73 Margaret Street, P.O. Box 756, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Telephone: (07)4632.4277

Past and Present Ordinaries

JamesByrne † (28 May1929 Appointed - 11 Feb1938 Died)
Joseph BasilRoper † (13 Jul1938 Appointed - 14 Oct1952 Resigned)
William JosephBrennan † (7 Aug1953 Appointed - 11 Sep1975 Died)
Edward FrancisKelly, M.S.C. † (19 Dec1975 Appointed - 20 Nov1992 Retired)
William MartinMorris (20 Nov 1992 Appointed -2 May 2011 Removed)
Robert MichaelMcGuckin (14 May 2012 Appointed -24 May 2023 Retired)
Kenneth MichaelHowell (24 May 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 May 1929	Erected	Archdiocese ofBrisbane (Southern part of Queensland, south of the twenty-fifth degree of south latitude and west of the Auburn and great Dividing Ranges)	Diocese of Toowoomba (erected)
5 May 1950	Territory Added		Archdiocese ofBrisbane (Boundries adjusted) Diocese of Toowoomba (Boundries adjusted)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	32,000	125,000	25.6%	54	15	69	463		27	195	27	ap1951
1964	47,900	162,493	29.5%	71	23	94	509		61	237	37	ap1967
1968	48,200	194,000	24.8%	66	18	84	573		54	228	37	ap1971
1980	54,271	206,655	26.3%	66	11	77	704		37	167	38	ap1981
1990	59,953	218,447	27.4%	55	16	71	844		36	96	35	ap1991
1999	59,458	222,417	26.7%	46	11	57	1,043		21	68	35	ap2000
2000	61,272	232,601	26.3%	46	9	55	1,114		18	56	35	ap2001
2001	61,573	230,716	26.7%	45	10	55	1,119		19	64	35	ap2002
2002	61,209	232,979	26.3%	42	10	52	1,177		16	56	35	ap2003
2003	62,852	239,095	26.3%	41	8	49	1,282		16	58	35	ap2004
2004	65,912	232,900	28.3%	42	8	50	1,318		15	58	35	ap2005
2010	76,000	272,000	27.9%	38	7	45	1,688		9	52	35	ap2011
2014	67,500	264,800	25.5%	35	5	40	1,687		5	47	35	ap2015
2017	70,400	276,700	25.4%	31	10	41	1,717		11	30	37	ap2018
2020	67,300	280,600	24.0%	28	9	37	1,818		9	23	37	ap2021
2022	69,260	288,800	24.0%	27	10	37	1,871		10	20	37	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Brian VincentFinnigan (Apostolic Administrator:2 May 2011 to11 Jul 2012)
Kenneth MichaelHowell (Bishop:24 May 2023 - )
Robert MichaelMcGuckin (Bishop:14 May 2012 to24 May 2023)
William MartinMorris (Bishop:20 Nov 1992 to2 May 2011)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

John AlexiusBathersby † (Priest: 30 Jun1961 to 17 Jan1986)
William JosephBrennan † (Bishop: 7 Aug1953 to 11 Sep1975)
JamesByrne † (Bishop: 28 May1929 to 11 Feb1938)
Edward FrancisKelly, M.S.C. † (Bishop: 19 Dec1975 to 20 Nov1992)
Joseph BasilRoper † (Bishop: 13 Jul1938 to 14 Oct1952)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 468, to Page 471
Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 740

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