Ordinaries

• Andrew Byrne † (28 Nov 1843 Appointed - 10 Jun 1862 Died)
• Edward Fitzgerald † (24 Apr 1866 Appointed - 21 Feb 1907 Died)
• John Baptist Morris † (21 Feb 1907 Succeeded - 22 Oct 1946 Died)
• Albert Lewis Fletcher † (7 Dec 1946 Appointed - 4 Jul 1972 Retired)
• Andrew Joseph McDonald (4 Jul 1972 Appointed - 4 Jan 2000 Retired)
• James Peter Sartain (4 Jan 2000 Appointed - )

History

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	36,943	1,899,387	1.9%	108	53	161	229		115	608	95	ap1951
1966	50,983	1,933,000	2.6%	137	62	199	256		104	743	85	ap1967
1970	55,296			111	60	171	323		120	600	79	ap1971*
1976	55,991	2,006,019	2.8%	107	64	171	327	1	107	476	80	ap1977
1980	56,911	2,205,000	2.6%	114	66	180	316	2	120	534	84	ap1981
1990	62,032	2,384,060	2.6%	110	52	162	382	47	95	383	130	ap1991
1999	89,091	2,522,813	3.5%	83	65	148	601	77	41	314	90	ap2000
2000	90,612	2,538,303	3.6%	100	60	160	566	76	98	327	90	ap2001
2001	93,480	2,551,373	3.7%	99	61	160	584	76	93	298	90	ap2002
2002	100,820	2,673,400	3.8%	98	61	159	634	78	91	289	90	ap2003

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops

• Andrew Byrne † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1843 to 10 Jun 1862)
• Edward Fitzgerald † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1866 to 21 Feb 1907)
• Albert Lewis Fletcher † (Priest: 4 Jun 1920; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1939; Bishop: 7 Dec 1946 to 4 Jul 1972)
• Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves † (Priest: 11 Jun 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 1969 to 10 May 1973)
• Andrew Joseph McDonald (Bishop: 4 Jul 1972 to 4 Jan 2000)
• John Baptist Morris † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Apr 1906; Bishop: 21 Feb 1907 to 22 Oct 1946)
• James Peter Sartain (Bishop: 4 Jan 2000 - )