appointed Bishop of Port Augusta in 1924 William Joseph Brennan, appointed Bishop of Toowoomba in 1953 William John Brennan, appointed Bishop of Wagga Wagga in 1984 Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral, Broken Hill has been the cathedral of the diocese since 1905, though the bishops of Wilcannia had their residence in Broken Hill since 1889. The cathedral parish has some 5,500 parishioners, most of whom live in Broken Hill. Parishes Churches are located in the following parishes and locations (dedicated to saints as indicated): Boundaries With in its territory, the Diocese of Wilcannia–Forbes is the largest diocese in New South Wales. More than half of the State is part of its territory. The Diocese comprises the territory in New South Wales west of a line from the River Murray west of Tocumwal, to the Murrumbidgee River near Darlington Point, to the Lachlan River down from Euabalong but excluding the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area; thence to the eastern boundary by the Lachlan River including the whole of the Forbes Shire. The eastern boundary is the Eurow-Nyrang Mountains, the Harvey Range, a line from the junction of the Brummagen Creek and the Macquarie River to a point on the Macquarie River north of Warren, thence north in a straight line crossing the Barwon River, west of Walgett, to the Queensland border, including Carinda, Lightning Ridge and Goodooga. The boundaries were enlarged in 1917 to include six new parochial areas taken from Bathurst Diocese, including the parishes of Forbes and Parkes. Schools Balranald (St Joseph's Primary School) Bourke (St Ignatius Primary School) Brewarrina (St Patrick's Primary School) Broken Hill (Sacred Heart Parish Primary School) Cobar (St John's Primary School) Condobolin (St Joseph's Primary School) Deniliquin (St Michael's Parish School) Forbes (St Laurence's Primary School and Red Bend Catholic College Hay (St Mary's Primary School) Hillston (St Joseph's Primary School) Narromine (St Augustine's Primary School) Nyngan (St Joseph's Primary School) Parkes (Holy Family Primary School) Peak Hill (St Joseph's Primary School) Trangie (St John's Primary School) Trundle (St Patrick's Primary School) Warren (St Mary's Primary School) Wilcannia (St Therese's Community School) See also Roman Catholicism in Australia References External links Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia–Forbes Schools Office - Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia–Forbes Wilcannia-Forbes, Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilcannia Wilcannia Wilcannia Wilcannia