The Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale is a suffragan Latin Rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Sydney, established in 1869 and covering the New England and Barwon River regions of New South Wales in Australia. Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Armidale, presently vacant after the Most Reverend Michael Kennedy was appointed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. History Erected 28 November 1869. The first bishop, Timothy O'Mahony, was forced to resign over allegations of alcoholism and fathering a child, although he was eventually cleared by a church investigation. Bishops The following individuals have served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Armidale: {| class="wikitable" !Order !Name !Title !Date installed !Term ended !Term of office !Reason for term end |- |align="center"| || Timothy O'Mahony † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| 1869 ||align="center"| July 1877 ||align="right"| years ||Resigned from Rome |- |align="center"| || Elzear Torreggiani, † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| November 1879 ||align="center"| January 1904 ||align="right"| years ||Died in office |- |rowspan=2 align="center"| ||rowspan=2 |Patrick O'Connor † ||Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| May 1903 ||align="center"| January 1904 ||align="right"| year ||Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale |- |Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| January 1904 ||align="center"| July 1932 ||align="right"| years ||Died in office |- |rowspan=2 align="center"| ||rowspan=2 | John Coleman † ||Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| September 1929 ||align="center"| July 1932 ||align="right"| year ||Succeeded as Bishop of Armidale |- |Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| July 1932 ||align="center"| December 1947 ||align="right"| years || Died in office |- |align="center"| || Edward Doody † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| ||align="center"| ||align="right"| || Died in office |- |align="center"| || James Darcy Freeman † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| December 1968 ||align="center"| 1971 ||align="right"| years ||Elevated as Archbishop of Sydney |- |align="center"| || Henry Kennedy † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| February 1972 ||align="center"| ||align="right"| years ||Retired |- |align="center"| || Kevin Manning ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| ||align="center"| ||align="right"| ||Elevated as Bishop of Parramatta |- |align="center"| || Luc Julian Matthys † ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| March 1999 ||align="center"| December 2011 ||align="right"| years || Retired as Emeritus Bishop of Armidale |- |align="center"| || Michael Kennedy ||Bishop of Armidale ||align="center"| February 2012 ||align="center"| February 2023 ||align="right"| years || Appointed to Maitland-Newcastle. |} James Darcy Freeman was elevated to Cardinal in 1973, concurrent with Archbishop of Sydney. Coadjutors are included above. Other priests of the diocese who became bishops Jeremiah Joseph Doyle, appointed Bishop of Grafton in 1887 John Steven Satterthwaite, appointed