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Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton
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For the Anglican Church in North West Australia, see Anglican Diocese of North West Australia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geraldton is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church covering the Mid West, Western Australia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth.
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Diocese of Geraldton Dioecesis di Geraldton | |
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![]() St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Geraldton | |
Location | |
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Territory | Mid West, Western Australia |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Perth |
Metropolitan | Perth |
Coordinates | 28°46′38″S 114°36′50″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,318,310 km2 (509,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006)![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 January 1898 |
Cathedral | St Francis Xavier Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Henry Morrissey |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Timothy Costelloe |
Bishops emeritus | Justin Joseph Bianchini |
Website | |
Catholic Diocese of Geraldton |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is St Francis Xavier Cathedral, in Geraldton.