Archdiocese of Sydney

Archdiocese of Sydney Archidioecesis Sydneyensis
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary, cathedral of the Archdiocese
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	South-western Sydney, Canterbury-Bankstown, Inner West, most of Sydney's northern suburbs, lower north shore, eastern suburbs, St George, Sutherland, and the northern part of the Macarthur region
Ecclesiastical province	Sydney
Deaneries	9
Subdivisions	3
Statistics
Area	1,264 km2 (488 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,993,236 578,567 ( 29.0%)
Parishes	140
Churches	141
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1834: Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land; 5 April 1842: Diocese of Sydney; 22 April 1842: Archdiocese of Sydney
Cathedral	Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians
Patron saint	Our Lady Help of Christians
Secular priests	250
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Fisher OP
Suffragans	Peter Ingham Gerard Joseph Hanna Michael McKenna Michael Kennedy William Wright Geoffrey Jarrett Columba Macbeth Green Peter Comensoli Vincent Long Van Nguyen
Auxiliary Bishops	Terence Brady Anthony Randazzo Richard Umbers
Vicar General	Gerald Gleeson
Episcopal Vicars	Terence Brady John Greig Paul Monkerud Kelvin Lovegrove Michael McLean Paul Monkerud Gerald Gleeson Isidore Anantharaj
Judicial Vicar	Peter Blayney
Emeritus Bishops	David Cremin Geoffrey Robinson George Pell
Map
Website
sydney.catholic.org.au

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (Archidioecesis Sydneyensis) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Erected in 1842 and directly responsible to the Holy See, the archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore, Maitland-Newcastle, Parramatta, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia-Forbes and Wollongong. The Military Ordinariate of Australia, as well as the Eastern Rite Melkite Catholic Eparchy of St Michael, Archangel and the Maronite Diocese of St Maroun are also attached to the archdiocese.

St Mary’s Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. The current archbishop is Anthony Fisher.