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Diocese of Cairns
Bishop of Cairns
Most Rev James Foley DD DPh (Leuven)
PO Box 625
Cairns QLD 4870
Bishop's House
183 Abbott St
Cairns QLD 4870
Ph: (07) 4051 2071
| Vicar General | |||
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Rev Francis Gordon VGVicar General |
PO Box 95M
Manunda QLD 4870
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Ph: (07) 4053 1383 Fax: (07) 4053 1172 |
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| Episcopal Vicar | |||
Rev Kerry Crowley EV VFEpiscopal Vicar for Clergy |
PO Box 64
Innisfail QLD 4860
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Ph: (07) 4063 0650 Fax: (07) 4061 7634 |
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Rev Kerry Crowley EV VFEpiscopal Vicar for Education |
PO Box 5296
Cairns QLD 4870
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Ph: (07) 4050 9700 |
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| Vicar Forane | |||
Rev Kerry Crowley EV VF (Southern Deanery)Vicar Forane |
Catholic Presbytery
PO Box 64
Innisfail QLD 4860
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Ph: (07) 4063 0650 Fax: (07) 4061 7634 |
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Rev Laurence Timms OCarm (Northern Deanery)Vicar Forane |
Unit 1/77 Hayward St
Mooroobool QLD 4870
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Ph: 0418 111 063 |
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Rev Dr Barry M Craig VF (Western Deanery)Vicar Forane |
PO Box 121
Atherton QLD 4883
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Ph: (07) 4096 5156 |
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| Chancellor | |||
Ms Joanna ErnenweinDiocesan Chancellor & Secretary |
Diocesan Chancery
PO Box 625
Cairns QLD 4870
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Ph: (07) 4046 5655 |
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| Diocesan Office | |||
Diocesan Office |
Bishop's House
PO Box 625
Cairns QLD 4870
Cnr Abbott & Minnie Sts
Cairns QLD 4870 |
Ph: (07) 4046 5620 |
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| Financial Administrator | |||
Ms Andrea FogartyExecutive Director - Finance & Administration Services |
PO Box 625
Cairns QLD 4870
Catholic Services Building
130 Lake St Cairns QLD 4870 |
Ph: (07) 4046 5623 |
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| Tribunal | |||
Ms Joanna ErnenweinTribunal |
PO Box 625
Cairns QLD 4870
Bishop's House
Cnr Abbott & Minnie Sts Cairns QLD 4870 |
Ph: (07) 4046 5655 |
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Boundaries
The Diocese comprises the territory of that portion of North Queensland which is bounded on the north and east by the ocean, including the Torres Strait Islands, on the south by the State parish boundaries adjacent to South Latitude 18.25 degrees from the East Coast to the Northern Territory, and on the west by the Northern Territory. The territory was detached from the Diocese of Brisbane on January 30, 1877, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland; its name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cooktown on May 10, 1887; it was elevated to a Diocese with the title of Cairns on July 8, 1941. Area: 377,000 sq km.
