The Roman Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian body in the world. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Catholic Church. ... The Curia, inside the Forum The Curia of ancient Rome was the place where the Senate met to discuss the making of laws and take decisions about the affairs of the Republic. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 5.1 million baptised Roman Catholics in Australia, 28% of the population, in 32 Dioceses. There are 3,000 priests and 9,000 men and women in religious orders. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ...

Within Australia the hierarchy consists of:

• Adelaide
  • Darwin
  • Port Pirie

• Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Rockhampton
  • Toowoomba
  • Townsville

• Canberra (and Goulburn)

• Hobart

• Melbourne
  • Ballarat
  • Ukrainian Eparchy
  • Sale
  • Sandhurst

• Perth
  • Broome
  • Bunbury
  • Geraldton

• Sydney
  • Armidale
  • Bathurst
  • Broken Bay
  • Lismore
  • Maitland-Newcastle
  • Parramatta
  • Wagga Wagga
  • Wilcannia-Forbes
  • Wollongong

There are also Maronite and Melkite Rite Eparchies in Sydney. Map of Australia. ... Brisbane by night Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... Mayor Margaret Strelow Area 187 km² Population 58,382 (2001) Time zone UTC + 10 Latitude Longitude 23°22. ... Map of Toowoomba Ruthven Street Looking South City Skyline From Neil Street City CBD Looking South Toowoomba City Hall The Royal Bulls Head Inn Grand Central Shopping Centre The Empire Theatre Condamine Centre Heritage Plaza Cottesloe Crest Toowoomba garden Toowoomba (affectionately known as Australias garden city) is a... Townsville in 2004. ... Maronites (Marunoye ܐܶܝܢܘܪܡ in Syriac, Mâruniyya مارونية in Arabic) are members of one of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic church. ... The Melkite or Melchite church is a non-nationalistic church originating when bishops from the oriental churches (primarily Armenian and Syriac, but also Coptic), who were excommunicated all over the middle-east following the Council of Chalcedon, sided with Emperor Marcian. ... In the Roman Empire, an eparchy was one of the political subdivisions of the Empire. ...