Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart
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The Archdiocese of Hobart (Latin: Archidioecesis Hobartensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Tasmania, Australia. The archdiocese is an immediately subject to the Holy See. Archbishop since 1999 is Adrian Leo Doyle.
On April 5 1842 the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart was erected. It was elevated to a diocese April 22 1842 and became an archdiocese on August 3 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)
- Joseph Eric D'Arcy (1988 - 1999)
- Adrian Leo Doyle (1999 - )
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