Catholic Church in Australia
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The Roman Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 5.1 million baptised Roman Catholics in Australia, 28% of the population, in 32 Dioceses. There are 3,000 priests and 9,000 men and women in religious orders.
Within Australia the hierarchy consists of:
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- Adelaide
- Darwin
- Port Pirie
- Canberra (and Goulburn)
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Ballarat
- Ukrainian Eparchy
- Sale
- Sandhurst
- Perth
- Broome
- Bunbury
- Geraldton
- Sydney
- Armidale
- Bathurst
- Broken Bay
- Lismore
- Maitland-Newcastle
- Parramatta
- Wagga Wagga
- Wilcannia-Forbes
- Wollongong
There are also Maronite and Melkite Rite Eparchies in Sydney.