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

Wilcannia-Forbes, Diocese of

WILCANNIA-FORBES, DIOCESI DI

By Saverio Paventi

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WILCANNIA-FORBES, Diocese of. - It is located in the western zone of the State of New South Wales.

It was erected under the name of W. on 10 May 1887 with territory detached from the archdiocese of Sydney. On 28 July 1917 six parishes were detached from the diocese of Bathurst and annexed to the diocese of W., to which the name of W.-F. was given.

It has an area of 257,440 sq km with 100,000 inhabitants of European origin. Catholics number 22,500. Parishes 21, churches 54, priests 42, brothers 17, sisters 232, schools and colleges 75, orphanages 1, charitable works 3.

Bibliography3 works

BIBL.: AAS, 9 (1917), pp. 427-28; MC, 1930, p. 459; Australasian Cath. Directory 1952, Sydney 1952, pp. 222-27.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Wilcannia-Forbes, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1684. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/wilcannia-forbes-diocesi-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Wilcannia-Forbes, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1684. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/wilcannia-forbes-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Wilcannia-Forbes, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1684},
  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/wilcannia-forbes-diocesi-di}
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