Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

Historical Details

• Diocese of Maitland
  • Latin Name: Maitlandensis
  • Erected: 25 June 1847
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Sydney
  • Country: Australia

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Richard Placid Burchall, O.S.B. † (9 Jul 1847 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Charles Henry Davis, O.S.B. † (24 Sep 1847 Appointed - 17 May 1854 Died)
• James Murray † (14 Nov 1865 Appointed - 9 Jul 1909 Died)
• Patrick Vincent Dwyer † (9 Jul 1909 Succeeded - 28 Mar 1931 Died)
• Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson, C.SS.R. † (28 Mar 1931 Succeeded - 4 Mar 1956 Died)
• John Thomas Toohey † (4 Mar 1956 Succeeded - 24 Sep 1975 Died)
• Leo Morris Clarke † (10 Apr 1976 Appointed - 3 Nov 1995 Resigned)
• Michael John Malone (3 Nov 1995 Succeeded - 4 Apr 2011 Resigned)
• William Joseph Wright † (4 Apr 2011 Appointed - 13 Nov 2021 Died)
• Michael Robert Kennedy (2 Feb 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Maitland
1950	45,500	227,500	20.0%	82	21	103	441		28	485	36	ap1951
1966	76,000	255,000	29.8%	120	16	136	558		40	594	56	ap1967
1970	87,662	402,492	21.8%	114	20	134	654		66	549	57	ap1971
1980	97,959	459,750	21.3%	93	17	110	890		52	458	52	ap1981
1990	119,000	525,000	22.7%	79	20	99	1,202		32	323	53	ap1991
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
1999	140,882	579,856	24.3%	67	14	81	1,739		25	277	51	ap2000
2000	140,882	579,856	24.3%	68	16	84	1,677	2	26	272	51	ap2001
2001	140,882	579,856	24.3%	68	18	86	1,638	2	30	248	50	ap2002
2002	140,882	579,856	24.3%	64	20	84	1,677	2	27	264	50	ap2003
2003	147,602	602,693	24.5%	61	13	74	1,994	2	19	250	50	ap2004
2004	147,602	602,693	24.5%	58	9	67	2,203	2	15	242	50	ap2005
2013	159,150	666,292	23.9%	49	5	54	2,947	8	9	192	42	ap2014
2016	161,601	698,586	23.1%	48	8	56	2,885	8	12	185	39	ap2017
2019	154,481	706,928	21.9%	46	4	50	3,089	10	8	164	38	ap2020
2021	159,000	728,200	21.8%	50	11	61	2,606	11	15	152	38	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Michael Robert Kennedy (Bishop: 2 Feb 2023 - )
• Michael John Malone (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Dec 1994; Bishop: 3 Nov 1995 to 4 Apr 2011)
• Brian Gregory Mascord (Priest: 31 Oct 1992 to 30 Nov 2017)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Richard Placid Burchall, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1847 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Leo Morris Clarke † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1976 to 3 Nov 1995)
• Charles Henry Davis, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1847 to 17 May 1854)
• Joseph Wilfred Dwyer †
• Patrick Vincent Dwyer † (Priest: 4 Mar 1882; Coadjutor Bishop: 30 Jan 1897; Bishop: 9 Jul 1909 to 28 Mar 1931)
• Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson, C.SS.R. † (Priest: 18 Jun 1893 to 8 Jul 1905; Coadjutor Bishop: 31 May 1929; Bishop: 28 Mar 1931 to 4 Mar 1956)
• James Murray † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1865 to 9 Jul 1909)
• John Thomas Toohey † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Mar 1948; Bishop: 4 Mar 1956 to 24 Sep 1975)
• Ernest Victor Tweedy † (Priest: 20 Dec 1925 to 17 Dec 1942)
• Philip Edward Wilson † (Priest: 23 Aug 1975 to 12 Apr 1996)
• William Joseph Wright † (Bishop: 4 Apr 2011 to 13 Nov 2021)

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