Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane

Archdiocese of Brisbane Archidioecesis Brisbanensis
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	South East region of Queensland, including Greater Brisbane
Ecclesiastical province	Brisbane
Coordinates	27°27′56″S 153°02′41″E / 27.46556°S 153.04472°E / -27.46556; 153.04472
Statistics
Area	65,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 2,849,000 663,000 (23.3%)
Parishes	103
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	12 April 1859 as the Diocese of Brisbane; 10 May 1887 as the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Stephen
Patron saint	Saint Mary of the Cross
Secular priests	245
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop of Brisbane	Mark Coleridge
Auxiliary Bishops	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.
Emeritus Bishops	John Bathersby John Joseph Gerry
Website
www.bne.catholic.net.au

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland, Australia.

Part of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Cairns, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville.

The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. Mark Coleridge was installed as the seventh Archbishop of Brisbane in a liturgical ceremony on 11 May 2012.

The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.

On 29 December 1882, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while the Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland.

In 1929, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane.