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DIOCESE OF CAIRNS (Dioecesis Curiensis)
Country : Australia
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1877 as Apostolic Vicariate of Queensland
Renamed 1887 as Apostolic Vicariate of Cooktown
Elevated 1941 as Diocese of Cairns
Official blazon
Gules, on a fess argent between three martlets argent, a Maltese cross azure.
Origin/meaning
The arms are those of William Wellington Cairns after whom the city is named and onto which a white horizontal band, or fess, charged with a blue Maltese cross has been added, in recognition of the association of the arms with the State of Queensland. The blue Maltese cross is the crest of the State of Queensland.
Arms of Apostolic Vicars and Bishops
John Cani (1877-1882)
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Paolo Fortini (1882-1884)
John Hutchinson (1884-1897)
James Dominic Murray (1898-1914)
John Alfons Heavey (1914-1948)
Thomas Vincent Cahill (1948-1967)
John Ahern Torpie (1967-1985)
John Alexius Bathersby (1986-1991)
James Foley (1992-present)
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