Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Perth
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perth is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Perth and covering the Greater Perth, Goldfields-Esperance, Peel, and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
Part of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Perth, the area covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1845 the Diocese of Perth was erected; and elevated as an Archdiocese in 1913. The Archdiocese is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Broome, Bunbury and Geraldton.
St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Perth, currently Timothy Costelloe, appointed in February 2012.
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