Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide
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Archdiocese of Adelaide Archidioecesis Adelaidensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 103,600 km2 (40,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,290,786 275,174 ( 21.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 April 1842 as Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide 22 April 1842 as Diocese of Adelaide 10 May 1887 as Archdiocese of Adelaide |
| Cathedral | St Francis Xavier, Adelaide |
| Patron saint | St. Patrick |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop of Adelaide | Philip Wilson |
| Emeritus Bishops | Leonard Faulkner |
| Website | |
| adelaide.catholic.org.au | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Adelaide, South Australia.
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, currently Philip Wilson.
On 5 April 1842 the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide was erected, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land (the later primatial Archdiocese of Sydney), both missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions. It was promoted as the Diocese of Adelaide two weeks later on 22 April 1842.
In 1845 it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of King George Sounde - The Sound, which it recuperated in 1847 at the vicariate's suppression.
On 10 May 1887 it was promoted as the Archdiocese of Adelaide, while losing territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Augusta.
It enjoyed a papal visitor from Pope John Paul II in November 1986.
The Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Adelaide comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and these suffragan dioceses:
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, or any of its precursor titles:
Father Albert Davis (died 2007), a member of the Dominican Fathers, was charged in 2006 with 17 incidents of indecent assault involving seven boys at Blackfriars Priory School from 1956 to 1960. Davis was committed to stand trial in the Adelaide District Court, but he died before proceedings were commenced.
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