| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Bunbury | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Bumburiensis |
| Country: |  Australia |
| Territory: | South West and Great Southern, Western Australia |
| Province: | Perth |
| Coordinates: | -33.3294°N 115.6369°W |
| Area Km2: | 184,000 |
| Population: | 283,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Catholics: | 58,522 |
| Catholics Percent: | 20.7 |
| Parishes: | 27 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 12 November 1954 |
| Cathedral: | St Patrick's Cathedral |
| Bishop: | Sede vacante |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Gerard Holohan |
| Website: | Catholic Diocese of Bunbury |
| Apostolic Admin: | Timothy Costelloe |
The Diocese of Bunbury is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Perth. The Diocese of Bunbury was established in 1954, and covers the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.
The following men have been Bishop of Bunbury:[1]
| Order | Name | Date enthroned | Reign ended | Term of office | Reason for term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot Goody † | 12 November 1954 | 18 October 1968 | Elevated as Archbishop of Perth | |||
| Myles McKeon † | 6 March 1969 | 18 February 1982 | Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury | |||
| Peter Quinn † | 26 May 1982 | 20 December 2000 | Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury | |||
| 5 September 2001 | 30 June 2023 | Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury |
The diocese is divided into three separate deaneries that administer individual parishes:[2]
See main article: Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Australia. In 2003 Adrian Richard Van Klooster, a Catholic priest, pleaded guilty to four counts of indecently dealing with children under the age of 13 and was found with child pornography on his computer.[3]