Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst
Diocese of Sandhurst
Dioecesis Sandhurstensis
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo
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Country | Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Melbourne |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Melbourne |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 March 1874 |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Les Tomlinson |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Denis Hart |
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Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, erected in 1874, covering the central and north-east regions of Victoria, Australia, including Bendigo.
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo is the seat of the Bishop of Sandhurst. On 3 February 2012, the Vatican announced the appointment of Les Tomlinson as the seventh Bishop of Sandhurst. He was installed in a liturgical ceremony on 1 March 2012.[1]
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History
The Diocese of Sandhurst was established on 30 March 1874, from the Diocese of Melbourne. When the Diocese of Melbourne was made an archdiocese the Diocese of Sandhurst became one of its suffragans. Both dioceses are within the Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne.
By 1911, the diocese had Augustinian Fathers, Marist Brothers, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Brigid, Sisters of St. Joseph, Presentation Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus and Good Shepherd Sisters.[2]
Construction of the Sacred Heart Cathedral began in 1885 under Bishop Crane. Its organ was installed in 1905, under Stephen Reville. The cathedral was completed in 1977 under Bernard Stewart. Sacred Heart Cathedral is one of the largest Neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival cathedrals in Australia and its construction was largely made possible by the estate of the Paderborn-born German pioneer priest Henry Backhaus, the first Roman Catholic priest on the goldfields of Bendigo.
Ordinaries
The following individuals have been appointed as Roman Catholic Bishops of Sandhurst:[3]
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Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 Martin Crane, OSA † 4 August 1874 21 October 1901 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office 2 Stephen Reville, OSA † 21 October 1901 18 September 1916 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office 3 John McCarthy † 14 February 1917 18 August 1950 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office 4 Bernard Denis Stewart † 18 August 1950 21 April 1979 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst 5 Noel Desmond Daly † 21 April 1979 1 July 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst 6 Joseph Grech † 8 March 2001 28 December 2010 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Died in office 7 Les Tomlinson 1 March 2012 present
Following the death in office of Joseph Grech, Monsignor Frank Marriott, the administrator of Sacred Heart Cathedral, was appointed to serve as administrator of the diocese. On 3 February 2012, Monsignor Marriott announced that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Les Tomlinson as the next bishop. Tomlinson's installation took place on 1 March 2012.[1]
Other information
The diocese comprises the area north of the Great Dividing Range, south of the Murray River and east of the Loddon River, an area of 45,178 km2 (17,450 sq mls). The diocese is divided into 41 parishes and has 74 priests, 109 religious sisters and 5 brothers. The diocese had a Catholic population of about 86,000 in 2006.
There are 50 Catholic schools in the diocese – 40 primary, nine secondary and one P–10 school – catering for 7,700 primary and 5,850 secondary students. Bendigo's oldest Catholic church is St Kilian's.[4]
Saint Augustine's Church, Myers Flat is the oldest Roman Catholic church building in the Diocese of Sandhurst. This church was built by John O'Brien and consecrated by Monsignor Hayes in 1864.
See also
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Further reading
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