archdiocese of Sydney, Australia

Founded in 1834 as the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land. Elevated to the diocese of Sydney on 5 April 1842. Elevated to an archdiocese on 22 April 1842. Suffragan dioceses include

• Armidale
• Bathurst
• Broken Bay
• Lismore
• Maitland-Newcastle
• Parramatta
• Wagga Wagga
• Wilcannia-Forbes
• Wollongong

See also

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• archdiocese of Sydney

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