Diocese of Bathurst (in Australia) Dioecesis Bathurstensis | |
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![]() St Michael and St John's Cathedral, Bathurst; consecrated in 1861 | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Central West and Orana, New South Wales |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Sydney |
Coordinates | 33°25′08″S 149°34′35″E / 33.41889°S 149.57639°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 103,560 km2 (39,980 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020)![]() ![]() ![]() |
Parishes | ![]() |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 June 1865 |
Cathedral | St Michael and St John's Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael McKenna |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
Website | |
Catholic Diocese of Bathurst |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst (Australia) is a Latin Church suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1865, covering the Central West and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.
The Cathedral of St Michael and St John the Baptist is the episcopal see of the Bishop of Bathurst, presently Michael McKenna.