The Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, erected in 1930, covering North Queensland, Australia. It was excised from the Diocese of Rockhampton, which had previously covered all of North Queensland. Bishops Ordinaries The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Townsville: {| class="wikitable" !Order !Name !Date enthroned !Reign ended !Term of office !Reason for term end |- |align="center"| || Terence Bernard McGuire †||align="center"| 12 February 1930 ||align="center"| 14 June 1938 ||align="right"| || Appointed Bishop of Goulburn |- |align="center"| || Hugh Edward Ryan †|| align="center" | 13 July 1938 ||align="center"| 14 September 1967 ||align="right"| || Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville |- |align="center"| || Leonard Anthony Faulkner † ||align="center"| 14 September 1967 ||align="center"| 2 September 1983 ||align="right"| || Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide |- |align="center"| || Raymond Conway Benjamin †||align="center"| 14 February 1984 ||align="center"| 18 April 2000 ||align="right"| || Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Townsville |- |align="center"| || Michael Ernest Putney †||align="center"| 24 January 2001 ||align="center"| 28 March 2014 ||align="right"| || Died in office |- |align="center"| || Timothy James Harris ||align="center"| 3 May 2017||incumbent || |} Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Francis Roberts Rush † , appointed Bishop of Rockhampton in 1960 Parishes The diocese is divided into four separate deaneries that administer individual parishes: Townsville deanery with regular liturgical services held in Sacred Heart Cathedral, North Ward (St Joseph's), Cranbrook (Holy Spirit), Deeragun (St Anthony), Gulliver (Holy Family), Kirwan (The Good Shepherd), Magnetic Island (St Joan of Arc), Mundingburra (Blessed Mary MacKillop), Railway Estate (St Francis), South Townsville (St Patrick), West Townsville (St Mary), and Wulguru (St Joseph the Worker) Northern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Abergowrie (St Theresa), Halifax (St Peter), Ingham (St Patrick), and Palm Island (St Anne) Southern deanery with regular liturgical services held in Ayr (Sacred Heart), Bowen (St Mary), Burdekin Valley (St Joseph), Cannonvale (St Martin), Collinsville (Our Lady of Lourdes), Giru (St Joseph), Home Hill (St Colman), and Proserpine (St Catherine) Western deanery with regular liturgical services held in Charters Towers (St Columba), Cloncurry (St Colman), Hughenden (Sacred Heart), Julia Creek (Holy Rosary), McKinlay (Our Lady of the Way), Mount Isa (Good Shepherd), Richmond (St Brigid), and Winton (St Patrick) Schools The Townsville Catholic Education Office operates a number of schools in the diocese: North Ward St Joseph's School (primary) St Patrick's College