Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia covering the Greater Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Peel and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth Archidioecesis Metropolitae Perthensis | |
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Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Perth, Western Australia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | Greater Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Peel, Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Perth |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 427,377 km2 (165,011 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 1,855,000 426,641 ( 23%) |
| Parishes | 108 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 6 May 1845 as Diocese of Perth; 28 August 1913 as Archdiocese of Perth |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St Mary's), Perth |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Timothy Costelloe |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Donald Sproxton |
| Bishops emeritus | Barry Hickey |
| Website | |
| perthcatholic.org.au | |
St Mary's Cathedral located in Perth, Western Australia, is the seat of the Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth, currently Timothy Costelloe, appointed in February 2012.
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