Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunbury is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Perth, established in 1954, covering the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.Ordinaries
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishop of Bunbury:Parishes
The diocese is divided into three separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:
- Great Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Albany, Denmark, Esperance, Katanning, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, and Wagin
- Lower South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Busselton, Donnybrook, Dunsborough, Manjimup, Margaret River, and Pemberton
- South West deanery with regular liturgical services held in the parishes of Bunbury, Brunswick Junction, Collie, Dardanup, Dawesville, Harvey, Australind, Mandurah, Pinjarra, and Waroona
Controversy
In 2003 Adrian Richard Van Klooster, a Catholic priest, plead guilty to four counts of indecently dealing with children under the age of 13 and was found with child pornography on his computer.
