Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton
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Diocese of Rockhampton Dioecesis Rockhamptoniensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | Central Queensland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Brisbane |
| Metropolitan | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 23°23′07″S 150°30′21″E / 23.38528°S 150.50583°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 415,000 km2 (160,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 372,000 95,000 ( 25.5%%) |
| Parishes |
 39 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 29 December 1882 |
| Cathedral | St Joseph's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael McCarthy |
| Emeritus Bishops | Brian Heenan |
| Website | |
| Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton is a suffragan Latin Church diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1882, covering Central Queensland, Australia.
The Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane on 29 December 1882. Prior to this, the Brisbane archdiocese had responsibility for the entire state of Queensland, but the creation of the Rockhampton diocese split the state with responsibilities for the southern part of Queensland to remain with the Brisbane archdiocese while the northern part of Queensland became the responsibility of the new Rockhampton diocese.
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Rockhampton:
The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:
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