Archdiocese of Melbourne
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{{{Catholic Diocese of}}} Archidioecesis Melburnensis
St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne
Basic information
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Territory	Melbourne total Roman Catholic population: 1,029,182
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron	St. Patrick
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Melbourne
Established	March 31, 1874
Cathedral	St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
Bishop	Archbishop of Melbourne
Website	Archdiocese of Melbourne
Current leadership
Diocesan Bishop	Denis James Hart Archbishop of Melbourne
Auxiliary bishops	Christopher Prowse,Timothy Costelloe,Peter John Elliott

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is located in Victoria, Australia. It is a metropolitan archdiocese and is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Sale, Sandhurst and Ballarat. The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ss Peter and Paul and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart are attached to the archdiocese.

Ordinaries

• James Alipius Goold, (1848 - 1886)
• Thomas Joseph Carr, (1886 - 1917)
• Daniel Patrick Mannix, (1917 - 1963)
• Justin Daniel Simonds, (1963 - 1967)
• James Robert Knox, (1967 - 1974)
• Thomas Francis Little, (1974 - 1996)
• George Pell, (1996 - 2001)
• Denis James Hart, (2001 - present)

Current bishops

Archbishop: Denis Hart

Auxiliary bishops:

• Christopher Prowse, Auxiliary Bishop for Southern Region
• Timothy Costelloe, Auxiliary Bishop and Rector/Spiritual Director, Salesian House
• Peter John Elliott, Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar for Religious Education

Emeritus auxiliary bishops:

• Joseph O'Connell (Northern Region)
• Hilton Deakin (Eastern Region)

Vicar General: Monsignor Les Tomlinson

With the retirement of Bishop Deakin, on 13 November 2007, Archbishop Hart has asked the vicar general, Monsignor Les Tomlinson, to provide the pastoral care and be the reference point of the Eastern Region of the archdiocese for the time being.

External links

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•  "Melbourne". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Melbourne. 

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