| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Darwin | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Darvinensis |
| Country: |  Australia |
| Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Adelaide |
| Territory: | Northern Territory |
| Province: | Province of Adelaide |
| Coordinates: | -12.4458°N 130.8386°W |
| Area Km2: | 1,352,212 |
| Population: | 205,900 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Catholics: | 45,600 |
| Catholics Percent: | 22.1 |
| Parishes: | 11 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 1845 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Essington; 27 May 1847 as the Diocese of Victoria; 10 August as the Diocese of Victoria-Palmerston; 29 March 1938 as the Diocese of Darwin |
| Cathedral: | St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin |
| Bishop: | Charles Gauci |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Daniel Eugene Hurley |
| Map: | Bistum Darwin.svg |
| Website: | darwin.catholic.org.au |
The Diocese of Darwin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide.
As the largest diocese in Australia by physical area covered, the Diocese of Darwin was initially administered by the Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land. In 1845, the Vicariate Apostolic of Essington was erected; becoming elevated as part of the Diocese of Victoria in 1847; as the Diocese of Victoria–Palmerston in 1888; and its name changed to the Diocese of Darwin in 1938.
Ordinaries of Darwin:[1] [2]
| Order | Name | Title | Date enthroned | Reign ended | Term of office | Reason for term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Serra y Juliá, OSB † | Bishop of Victoria | 9 July 1847 | 7 August 1849 | Elevated as Coadjutor Bishop of Perth | |||
| Rosendo Salvado, OSB † | Bishop of Victoria | 9 August 1849 | 1 August 1888 | Resigned and appointed as Titular Bishop of Adraa | |||
| Francis Xavier Gsell, MSC † | Apostolic Administrator of Victoria-Palmerston | 23 April 1906 | 29 March 1938 | Elevated as Bishop of Darwin | |||
| Bishop of Darwin | 29 March 1938 | 10 November 1948 | Retired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin | ||||
| John Patrick O'Loughlin, MSC † | Bishop of Darwin | 13 January 1949 | 14 November 1985 | Died in office | |||
| Edmund John Patrick Collins, MSC † | Bishop of Darwin | 28 April 1986 | 3 July 2007 | Retired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin | |||
| Bishop of Darwin | 3 July 2007 | 27 June 2018 | Retired and appointed as Bishop Emeritus of Darwin | ||||
| Charles Gauci[3] | Bishop of Darwin | 26 September 2018 | present |
See St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin.