Diocese of Cairns

Bishop of Cairns

Most Rev James Foley DD DPh (Leuven)
Ph: (07) 4051 2071
Fax: (07) 4031 4625

Vicar General


Rev Francis Gordon
Vicar General
Ph: (07) 4061 6633
Fax: (07) 4061 7634

Episcopal Vicar


Rev Kerry Crowley EV VF
Episcopal Vicar for Clergy
Ph: (07) 4068 1143
Fax: (07) 4068 0096

Rev John McGrath EV
Episcopal Vicar for Finance and Administration
Ph: (07) 4055 4315
Fax: (07) 4055 4812


Rev Neil Muir EV
Episcopal Vicar for Education
Ph: (07) 4057 6055
Fax: (07) 4057 6388

Vicar Forane


Rev Kerry Crowley EV VF
Vicar Forane
Ph: (07) 4068 1143
Fax: (07) 4068 0096

Rev John Newman VF
Vicar Forane
Ph: (07) 4091 1125
Fax: (07) 4091 4975

Rev Patrick McKenna VF
Vicar Forane
Ph: (07) 4051 1337
Fax: (07) 4051 2367

Chancellor


Rev Patrick McKenna VF
Chancellor
Ph: (07) 4051 2040
Fax: (07) 4031 4625

Financial Administrator


Mr Ian Eccles
Executive Director
Ph: (07) 4046 5602
Fax: (07) 4041 2386

Tribunal


Eileen Lander
Tribunal
Ph: (07) 4046 5644
Fax: (07) 4046 5645

Diocesan Office


Diocesan Finance & Administration
Ph: (07) 4046 5602
Fax: (07) 4041 2386
Mr Ian Eccles
Executive Director

Ecclesiastical Organisations


Aboriginal Apostolate
Ph: (07) 4092 1077
Fax: (07) 4092 3170
Rev Robert Greenup OSA

Catholic Development Fund
Ph: (07) 4031 6490
Fax: (07) 4031 4573
Mr Stuart Jobling
Fund Manager

Catholic Education Services
Ph: (07) 4050 9700
Fax: (07) 4051 2859
Dr William (Bill) Sultmann PhD

Catholic Mission - The work of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Ph: (07) 4046 5636
Fax: (07) 4046 5636
Mary Twomey

Council of Priests
Ph: (07) 4051 2040
Fax: (07) 4031 4625
Rev Kerry Crowley EV VF

Diocesan Consultors
Ph: (07) 4051 2040
Fax: (07) 4031 4625
Rev Patrick McKenna VF

Director of Vocations
Ph: (07) 4057 6055
Fax: (07) 4057 6388
Rev Neil Muir EV
Director

Liturgical Commission
Ph: (07) 4061 6633
Fax: (07) 4061 7634
Rev Francis Gordon VG
Chairman

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.


Diocese information last updated: 2010-03-09