# Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville

The Diocese of Townsville is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Brisbane. Erected in 1930, the Diocese of Townsville covers North Queensland. It was assembled from territory separated from the Diocese of Rockhampton.

## Bishops

The following men have been Bishops of Townsville:
    Order Name Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1Terence Bernard McGuire †12 February 193014 June 19388 years, 122 daysAppointed Bishop of Goulburn 2Hugh Edward Ryan †13 July 193814 September 196729 years, 63 daysRetired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville 3Leonard Anthony Faulkner †14 September 19672 September 198315 years, 353 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide 4Raymond Conway Benjamin †14 February 198418 April 200016 years, 64 daysRetired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville 5Michael Ernest Putney †24 January 200128 March 201413 years, 53 daysDied in office 6Timothy James Harris3 May 2017incumbent

### Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Francis Roberts Rush †, appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960

## Parishes

The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:
* Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker)
* Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne)
* Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine)
* Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick)

## Schools

The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese:

### Annandale

   * Southern Cross Catholic College (primary & secondary)

### Burdell

   * St Clare's Catholic School (primary)

### Cranbrook

   * Holy Spirit Catholic School (primary)

### Currajong

   * Marian Catholic School (primary)

### Deeragun

   * St Anthony's Catholic College (primary & secondary)

### Hyde Park

   * St Margaret Mary's College (secondary)

### Kirwan

   * Ryan Catholic College (primary & secondary)

### Mundingburra

   * St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)

### North Ward

   * St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)

### Rasmussen

   * Good Shepherd Catholic School (primary)

### Shaw

   * St Benedict's Catholic School (primary)
   * Mary Help of Christians Catholic College (secondary)

### Palm Island

   * St Michael's Catholic School (primary)

### Ayr

   * St Francis Catholic School (primary)
   * Burdekin Catholic High School (secondary)

### Bowen

   * St Mary's Catholic School (primary)

### Collinsville

   * St John Bosco Catholic School (primary)

### Home Hill

   * St Colman's Catholic School (primary)

### Proserpine

   * St Catherine's Catholic College (primary & Secondary)

### Abergowrie

   * St Teresa's College (secondary)

### Halifax

   * St Peter's Catholic School, Halifax (primary)

### Ingham

   * Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Ingham (primary)
   * Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham (secondary)

### Charters Towers

   * Columba Catholic College (primary & secondary)

### Cloncurry

   * St Joseph's Catholic School, (primary - Year 9)

### Hughenden

   * St Francis Catholic School, (primary)

### Mount Isa

   * St Joseph's Catholic School (primary)
   * St Kieran's Catholic School (primary)
   * Good Shepherd Catholic College (secondary)

### Winton

   * St Patrick's Catholic School, (primary)

## Gallery

* Sacred Heart Cathedral in Townsville
* Interior of Sacred Heart Cathedral