Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Toowoomba, Diocese of

TOOWOOMBA, DIOCESI DI

By Saverio Paventi

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TOOWOOMBA, Diocese of. - In the southern part of the State of Queensland (Australia).

It was erected with territory detached from the archdiocese of Brisbane and declared a suffragan of the same on 28 May 1929. On 5 May 1950 there was a slight modification of boundaries.

It has an area of 440,000 sq. km. with a population of 159,000 inhabitants, all of European origin except for very few Aborigines. There are 32 parishes, 79 churches, 55 diocesan priests, 16 religious, 28 brothers, 202 sisters, 40 schools. Catholics number 33,000.

Bibliography4 works

BIBL.: AAS, 21 (1929), pp. 468-71; 42 (1950), pp. 740; MC., 1950, pp. 457-58; Australasian catholic directory 1952, Sydney 1952, pp. 388-94.

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By Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 310.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Toowoomba, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 310. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/toowoomba-diocesi-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Toowoomba, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 310. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/toowoomba-diocesi-di.

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@incollection{ec12_toowoomba_diocesi_di,
  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Toowoomba, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {310},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/toowoomba-diocesi-di}
}

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