Legacy
Mannix's legacy to the Roman Catholic Church in Australia is substantial. Over fifty years during his episcopy, the number of archdiocesean parishioners increased from 150,000 to 600,000; churches from 160 to 300; students in Catholic primary schools from 21,792 to 73,695; secondary pupils from 3126 to 28,395; priests increased by 237, brothers by 181, nuns by 736; 10 new male and 14 female orders were introduced; 10 seminaries and 7 new hospitals, 3 orphanages, homes for delinquents, the blind and deaf, hostels for girls, and a range of other church facilities.
In recognition of his influence across both Church and state, the Catholic Church commissioned a statue of Mannix, pictured above, that is located in the forecourt of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, facing Parliament House. The bronze and marble sculpture was unveiled by the Governor of Victoria Sir James Gobbo in March 1999.
A number of facilities are named in his honour, others were established by Mannix, as listed below:
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