Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
Diocese of Armidale Dioecesis Armidalensis | |
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Cathedral of St Mary and St Joseph, Armidale; consecrated in 1912 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales |
| Ecclesiastical province | Sydney |
| Coordinates | 30°30′58″S 151°39′50″E / 30.51611°S 151.66389°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 91,500 km2 (35,300 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 November 1869 |
| Cathedral | Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Murphy |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
| Website | |
| armidale.catholic.org.au | |
The Diocese of Armidale 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 Sydney. The Diocese of Armidale was established by 1862 and covers the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales.
Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the cathedra of the Bishop of Armidale, previously vacant after Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. On February 27th 2025, news broke that Pope Francis had appointed Rev. Dr Peter Murphy the new Bishop of Armidale.
Up until this point the Administrator was Monsignor Edward (Ted) Wilkes, and the administrator sat with the other Australian Bishops while attending the Parramatta funeral of former Bishop Kevin Manning in 2024.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher was principal consecrator of Bishop Peter Mel Murphy. The catholic weekly published the homily. The occasion was published on youtube.