Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart
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The Archdiocese of Hobart (Latin: Archidioecesis Hobartensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Tasmania, Australia, covering the entire State. The archdiocese is an immediately subject to the Holy See. The Archbishop since 1999 is Adrian Leo Doyle.
On 5 April 1842, the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart was erected. It was elevated to a diocese on 22 April 1842 and became an archdiocese on 3 August 1888.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Robert William Willson (1842–1866)
- Daniel Murphy (1866–1907)
- Patrick Delany (1907–1926)
- William Barry (1926–1929)
- William Hayden (1930–1936)
- Justin Daniel Simonds (1937–1942)
- Ernest Victor Tweedy (1942–1955)
- Guilford Clyde Young (1955–1988)
- Eric D'Arcy (1988–1999)
- Adrian Leo Doyle (1999–present)
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