in office |- |align="center"| ||Francis Xavier Thomas † ||align="center" |18 June 1962 ||align="center" |31 July 1981 ||align="right"| ||Retired as Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton |- |align="center"| ||William Foley † ||align="center" |13 July 1981 ||align="center" |26 October 1983 ||align="right"| ||Elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (1983.10.26 – 1991.02.10) |- |align="center"| ||Barry Hickey ||align="center" |22 March 1984 ||align="center" |23 July 1991 ||align="right"| ||Elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop of Perth (1991.07.23 – 2012.02.20), also Vice-President of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2006.05.05 – 2012.05.04) |- |align="center"| ||Justin Joseph Bianchini ||align="center" |25 March 1992 ||align="center" |15 May 2017||align="right"| ||Retired as Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton |- |- |align="center"| ||Michael Morrissey||align="center" |15 May 2017 ||align="center" |incumbent ||align="right"| || ... |- |} Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Bryan Gallagher † , appointed Bishop of Port Pirie in 1952 Catholic Education See also List of Catholic dioceses in Australia Roman Catholicism in Australia References Sources and external links Catholic Diocese of Geraldton GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo - data for most sections Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Perth Roman Catholic dioceses in Australia Mid West 1898 establishments in Australia Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Religious organizations established in 1898