Diocese of Broken Bay
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Diocese of Broken Bay Dioecesis Sinus Tortuosi |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Territory | North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Coordinates | 33°44′04″S 151°04′08″E / 33.73444°S 151.06889°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 819,000 206,000 ( 25.2%) |
| Parishes |
 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 8 April 1986 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Rosary, Waitara |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Comensoli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
| Emeritus Bishops | David Walker |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Broken Bay | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, covering the North Shore and Northern Beaches of greater metropolitan Sydney, and the Broken Bay and Central Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.
On 20 November 2014 Bishop Peter Comensoli was appointed as the third bishop of the diocese. He was enthroned on 12 December 2014.
The Diocese of Broken Bay was erected on 8 April 1986. Prior to this date, the area was considered within the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
According to Roman Catholic Church records, in 1822 Governor Brisbane granted 490 hectares (1,200 acres) land near Pittwater to Father Therry for the purposes of establishing a church. However, attempts to established a church in 1859 were postponed due to the sparcity of Catholics. A church at Manly was established in 1873 and another erected at Careel Bay in 1875. Manly was the site of the first parish that was established in the area in 1876; followed by Gosford (1888) and Pymble (1889). Together these three parishes covered most of the present diocese until 1910. By 1885, work on St Patrick's College, Manly had commenced and was completed in 1888.
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