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Our home is located in the Riverina and south western district of New South Wales. The Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers are significant geographical features of our area - the diocese - and on our eastern border lie the mountainous regions of the Great Dividing Range.

Established in 1917, the Diocese of Wagga Wagga has a rich faith tradition; our faith communities are nourished and sustained by the sacramental life of the church administered and accessed through 31 parishes.

If you are seeking help, you can call on the diocesan agencies that offer material assistance, spiritual direction and family counselling. Crisis support is available - you can go straight to the crisis page from here.

Having welcomed you at the door we now invite you to come in!

Royal Commission - Final Report

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released its final report. Statements from the Diocese of Wagga Wagga, Archbishop Christopher Prowse, and Catholic Religious Australia are available at the following link. 


Information for Visiting Clergy

Follow the link for requirements for clergy wishing to visit the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. 


Plenary Council 2020

Together, we are on a journey of listening to God by listening to one another. We invite all Australians to engage in an open and inclusive process of listening, dialogue and discernment about the future of the Catholic Church in Australia.

Your voice is needed - join in! Speak boldly and with passion, listen with an open and humble heart. With faith and guided by God's Holy Spirit, we journey together, toward the future.

Further information and resources are available at the Plenary Council website via the following link:  http://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/


Serra Club of Wagga

 "The basic unit of Serra International is the Serra Club.   The Serra Club is the primary presence of Serra International in the local community.  Serra's International, National, Area and District structures exist to assist the Serra Club in functioning as efficiently as possible in the local community.  Each Serra Club is governed by a Board of Trustees."Serra International Handbook for Serrans.

 Click here for information.

Archbishop Christopher Prowse 

On the 12th September 2016, His Holiness, Pope Francis, accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerard Hanna and appointed Archbishop Christopher Prowse as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante. 


STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER PROWSE REGARDING THE SENTENCING OF CARDINAL GEORGE PELL

Wednesday, 13 th March 2019

The conviction and now sentencing of Cardinal Pell has profoundly disturbed the Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn/Diocese of Wagga Wagga.

Given Cardinal Pell's appeal of this decision, further comments on the matter from the Archdiocese will not be given.

Once again, we commit ourselves to standing alongside all survivors of sex abuse.  We continue to ensure child safe environments in all we do.

All of this is taking place during the penitential liturgical season of Lent.  We find ourselves at a fresh Calvary.  We wait in faith and hope for the dawn of Easter.

Archbishop Christopher Prowse
Catholic Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn
Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga






Prayer for the Election of a Bishop

O God, eternal shepherd,  
who govern Your flock with unfailing care,  
grant in Your boundless fatherly love 
a bishop for the Diocese of Wagga Wagga 
who will please You by his holiness 
and to us show watchful care. 


Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,  
who lives and reigns with You 
in the unity of they Holy Spirit, 
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.




Our Newspaper

Together, the diocesan newspaper, reports on issues of importance to the Catholic world as well as to the members of the parishes and schools of the community.

Together is published monthly, eleven times per year, and is available free at parish churches, schools, presbyteries and religious houses throughout the diocese.

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