Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville
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Diocese of Townsville Dioecesis Tovnsvillensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Territory | North Queensland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Brisbane |
| Metropolitan | Brisbane |
| Coordinates | 19°15′32″S 146°48′42″E / 19.25889°S 146.81167°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 435,200 km2 (168,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 252,289 74,084 ( 29.4%%) |
| Parishes |
 27 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 12 February 1930 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tim Harris |
| Website | |
| Catholic Diocese of Townsville | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia.
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Townsville:
The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:
Schools within the diocese include:
In 2003 it was revealed that Neville Joseph Creen, a former priest, molested young girls while he served as a priest at Mount Isa, north-west Queensland, from 1973 to 1981. In Brisbane District Court on 12 September 2003, Creen (aged 63) was sentenced to three-and-half years' jail with a 14-month minimum after admitting to 34 indecent dealing charges involving 18 girls under the age of 13. One girl was aged just 5 when Creen abused her at a youth camp and later at the home of her grandparents. Creen pleaded guilty to a further six charges on 4 November 2004 and was sentenced to an additional two years jail.
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