Diocese of Parramatta

Bishop of Parramatta

Boundaries

Commencing at the north-eastern corner of the Shire of Hawkesbury at the southern boundary of the City of Greater Cessnock and proceeding generally in a westerly and north-westerly direction by the southern boundaries of the City of Greater Cessnock and the Shire of Singleton to the Great Dividing Range and Mt. Coricudgy; from Mt. Coricudgy by the Great Dividing Range southerly to Mt. Boonbourwa, by a range generally south-easterly and then south-westerly, by a direct west to the junction of Coorongooba and Running Stream creek, by Running Stream Creek downwards to Capertree River. By a line due south from Capertree River to Mt. Irvine, thence westward to Mt. Bell, by the mountain ridges south to Hartley Vale and Little Hartley to Mt. Victoria Pass; thence to the junction of Marsden's Creek and Cox's River, thence along Cox's River to its junction with the Jenolan River; thence westward by Round Mountain to the junction of the Jenolan Caves Road, Kanangra Walls Road and the Edith Road, then by a direct line due south to Mt. Werong, by a direct line to the junction of the Cox's River and the Wollondilly River, then by the Warragamba River to its junction with Monkey Creek; thence by a direct line to Bringelly at the junction of Northern Road and Greendale Road; thence by one side of Bringelly to South Creek. Then northerly by South Creek to Elizabeth Drive, then in a generally easterly direction by the boundaries of the City of Penrith, Blacktown and the Municipality of Holroyd and the City of Parramatta to the Duck River; then by the boundary of the City of Parramatta and the Parramatta River to Wharf Road; then by Wharf Road and Marsden Road to Pennant Hills Road; then by Pennant Hills Road westerly to Baker Street; thence by Baker Street (no side and excluding Dunmore Avenue and Blenheim Road), to Billyard Place (no side) and Hillar Avenue (no side); then by a direct line through the Reserve to Citrus Grove and Farnell Avenue (no side) to North Rocks Road; then westerly along North Rocks Road (no side) to the Royal Deaf and Blind Institute and by its eastern boundary to the Cumberland State Forest Extension; then by the southern, eastern and northern boundaries of the Forest Extension to Merelynne Avenue (no side) to the intersection of Aiken Road (no side) and Oratava Avenue (no side) and then by the western boundary of the Cumberland State Forest to Castle Hill Road. Thence easterly, by Castle Hill Road to New Line Road, then by New Line Road to the Old Northern Road and the western boundary of the Shire of Baulkham Hills to Wiseman's Ferry, and then by the eastern boundary of the Shire of Hawkesbury northerly to the boundary of the City of Greater Cessnock.

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Diocese information last updated: 2010-03-09