Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Sandhurst, Diocese of

SANDHURST, DIOCESI DI

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SANDHURST, Diocese of. - It is located in the State of Victoria (Australia) and was erected on 30 March 1874 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Melbourne, of which it was declared a suffragan.

Its boundaries were defined on 10 May 1887. The see city, S., is today called Bendigo, from which the Anglican bishop takes his title. It has an area of 27,792 sq km with a population exceeding 185,000 inhabitants, of whom 35,833 are Catholics and the others almost all Protestants of various denominations. Diocesan priests number 55, religious 10; brothers 10, sisters 254. Parishes 30, churches 124, stations 39. Primary schools 29, secondary 16; 1 orphanage.

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BIBL.: P. Moran, History of Catholic Church in Australia, Sidney s. a., pp. 843-48; Australasian Catholic Directory, ibid. 1952, pp. 295-302.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), coll. 1753–1754.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Sandhurst, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, coll. 1753–1754. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/sandhurst-diocesi-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Sandhurst, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, coll. 1753–1754. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/sandhurst-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Sandhurst, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1753--1754},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/sandhurst-diocesi-di}
}

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