this diocese who became bishop John Alexius Bathersby, appointed Bishop of Cairns in 1986, and subsequently Archbishop of Brisbane. Parishes There are currently 35 parishes in the diocese and 42 diocesan priests. Schools The diocese has the following schools: Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby St. Mary's College, Toowoomba St Ursula's College, Toowoomba St Joseph's College, Toowoomba St. Mary's School, Charleville St. Finbarr's School, Quilpie St Saviour's College, Toowoomba Downlands Sacred Heart College, Toowoomba Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Toowoomba Heritage listings The diocese has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: corner of James and Neil Streets, Toowoomba: St Patrick's Cathedral 73 Margaret Street, Toowoomba: Bishop's House Sexual abuse In February 2014 the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, a royal commission of inquiry initiated in 2013 by the Australian Government and supported by all of its state governments, began an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse and the response by the Diocesan Catholic Education Office. The former Bishop of Toowoomba, Bill Morris, admitted that "there had been a number of significant systemic failings which led to the failure to properly deal with" the abuse of thirteen young girls at a Toowoomba Catholic primary School in 2007–08. See also Roman Catholicism in Australia References Further reading Brian Sparksman: The Practice of Ecumenism in a Rural Australian Diocese. In: Catholic University of America: The Jurist 69 (2008), p. 114–135 (online via paid subscription). External links Toowoomba Toowoomba Toowoomba Toowoomba