The Diocese of Townsville is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.
Bishops The following men have been Bishops of Townsville: {| class="wikitable" !Order !Name !Date enthroned !Reign ended !Term of office !Reason for term end |- |align="center"| || Terence Bernard McGuire †||align="center"| 12 February 1930 ||align="center"| 14 June 1938 ||align="right"| || Appointed Bishop of Goulburn |- |align="center"| || Hugh Edward Ryan †|| align="center" | 13 July 1938 ||align="center"| 14 September 1967 ||align="right"| || Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville |- |align="center"| || Leonard Anthony Faulkner † ||align="center"| 14 September 1967 ||align="center"| 2 September 1983 ||align="right"| || Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide |- |align="center"| || Raymond Conway Benjamin †||align="center"| 14 February 1984 ||align="center"| 18 April 2000 ||align="right"| || Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville |- |align="center"| || Michael Ernest Putney †||align="center"| 24 January 2001 ||align="center"| 28 March 2014 ||align="right"| || Died in office |- |align="center"| || Timothy James Harris ||align="center"| 3 May 2017||incumbent ||
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960
Parishes The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes: Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker) Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne) Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine) Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)
Schools The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese: Townsville Schools
Annandale Southern Cross Catholic College (primary & secondary) Burdell St Clare's Catholic School (primary) Cranbrook Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary) Currajong Marian Catholic School (primary) Deeragun St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary) Hyde Park St Margaret Mary's College (secondary) Kirwan Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary) Mundingburra St Joseph's Catholic School (primary) North Ward St Joseph's Catholic School (primary) Rasmussen Good Shepherd Catholic School (primary) Shaw St Benedict's Catholic School (primary) Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (secondary) Palm Island St Michael's Catholic School (primary)
Southern Schools
Ayr St Francis Catholic School (primary) Burdekin Catholic High School (secondary) Bowen St Mary's Catholic School (primary) Collinsville St John Bosco Catholic School (primary) Home Hill St Colman's Catholic School (primary) Proserpine St Catherine's Catholic College (primary & Secondary)
Northern Schools
Abergowrie St Teresa's College (secondary) Halifax St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax (primary) Ingham Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Ingham (primary) Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham (secondary)
Western Schools
Charters Towers Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary) Cloncurry St Joseph's Catholic School, (primary - Year 9) Hughenden St Francis Catholic School, (primary) Mount Isa St Joseph's Catholic School (primary) St Kieran's Catholic School (primary) Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary) Winton St Patrick's Catholic School, (primary)
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See also
Catholic Church in Australia
References
External links Catholic Diocese of Townsville