Creek and the Macquarie River to a point on the Macquarie River 16 km north of Warren, thence in a northerly straight line to a point on the Barwon River, 16 km west of Walgett. The northern boundary is a south-easterly line from this point on the Barwon River to the parish of Gunnedah. Parishes The diocese has nineteen parishes with regular liturgical services held in the following locations, with churches dedicated to particular saints: Bathurst (Cathedral of St Michael and St John and The Assumption Church), and Burraga, Perthville, Rockley, Trunkey Creek, and Wattle Flat Blayney (St James), Carcoar (Immaculate Conception), Mandurama (St Laurence O'Toole), and Millthorpe (St Canice) Canowindra (St Edward) and Cargo (St Patrick) Coonabarabran (St Lawrence), Baradine (St John), and Binnaway (St Peter and St Paul) Cowra (St Raphael), Gooloogong (St Malachy), Woodstock (St Brigid), and Wyangala (St Vincent) Coonamble (Our Lady of Perpetual Help), Gulargambone, and Quambone Dubbo (St Brigid and St Laurence), Ballimore (Our Lady of Lourdes), and Geurie (Holy Name of Jesus) Dunedoo (St Michael), Coolah (Sacred Heart), Elong Elong (St Teresa of the Child Jesus), and Mendooran (St Mary) Eugowra (St John the Baptist) and Cudal (St Columbanus) Gilgandra (St Joseph), Collie (Holy Cross), and Tooraweenah (Immaculate Conception) Gulgong (St John the Baptist) and Goolma (St Francis Xavier) Kandos (St Dominic) and Rylstone Lithgow (St Patrick) and Bowenfels (St Francis Xavier) Mudgee (St Mary of the Presentation), Botobolar, and Windeyer Molong (Sacred Heart of St Lawrence O'Toole), Cumnock (St Dympna), and Manildra (St Michael) Oberon (St Ignatius) and Black Springs Orange (St Mary and St Joseph) and Mullion Creek (St Brendan) Portland (St Vincent) and Wallerawang (Sacred Heart) Wellington (St Patrick), Stuart Town, and Yeoval (Our Lady) Cathedral In 1857, the foundation stone of St Michael and St. John's Cathedral was blessed by the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr John Polding OSB, with the blessing and opening in April 1861. The cathedral is located on the corner of Keppel and William Streets in Bathurst and is the sole cathedral church of the Diocese. Commissioned by Fr Dean Grant, the church was erected at a cost of £12,000 under the supervision of local architect, Edward Gell, initially dedicated to St John the Baptist. However, following the erection of the new diocese in 1865, the church was dedicated to dual saints as the Cathedral Church of the Diocese. The cathedral was built in the early