Wollongong is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Bishops[]
Bishop: Peter W. Ingham DD
Emeritus Bishop: William E. Murray DD DScSoc
Cathedral: St Francis Xavier's, Corner of Crown and Harbour Streets, Wollongong
- Thomas Absolem McCabe (deceased), appointed 15 Nov 1951 and resigned 10 May 1974.0
- William Edward Murray, appointed 5 Jun 1975 and retired 12 Apr 1996.
- Philip Edward Wilson, appointed 12 Apr 1996. On the 30 of November 2000 he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide.
- Peter William Ingham, appointed 6 Jun 2001.
History[]
When the church was established in Australia with the arrival of two priests in 1812 the entire continent and Tasmania was a part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Mauritius. On 12th May, 1834, the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land was erected and on 28th February, 1842, the Diocese of Sydney was elevated, two weeks later being elevated again to an archdiocese. On the 15 November 1951 the diocese of Wollongong was erected out of the Archdiocese of Sydney.