SALE, DIOCESE OF. — It is situated in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 10 May 1887 with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Melbourne, of which it was declared a suffragan.
It comprises the Gippsland region. It has an area of 26,312 sq km with a population of 69,000 inhabitants. Catholics number 18,000, with the remainder being Protestants. Diocesan priests: 25; religious: 3; brothers: 11; sisters: 102. Districts: 15; churches: 50. Primary schools: 14; secondary schools: 4.
Bibl.: P. Moran, History of Catholic Church in Australia, Sydney n.d., pp. 540-50; Australasian Catholic Directory, Sydney 1952, pp. 294 ff.