87 years, the original cathedral building became inadequate for the needs of the parish and the diocese. In July 1933, Bishop Edmund Gleeson CSsR officially announced that the Catholic Hall in Maitland would be converted to a pro-cathedral suitable as a place of worship. On 26 November 1933 the Catholic Hall was opened as the pro-cathedral and St John's officially closed. In 1966 boundaries were again altered to exclude Kendall parish to Lismore but include the parishes of Belmont, Swansea, Toronto, Booragul, Teralba, which are the present boundaries of the diocese. In 1989 the pro-cathedral suffered damage as a result of an earthquake and was closed. Discussions were then held and it was decided to convert the pro-cathedral to its former use as a hall and to reopen St John's as a chapel for the Central Maitland area. On 24 June 1994, Bishop Leo Clarke celebrated a Dedication of a Church service and thus St John's became a chapel for the area. The 1989 earthquake was also a catalyst to consolidate the diocesan administration offices on one site. This was achieved in 1995 by purchasing the Sisters of Mercy Convent at Hamilton and the former Sacred Heart Parish Primary School, Hamilton. By papal brief dated 14 June 1995, the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle was created and on 16 July 1995 the Sacred Heart Church in Hamilton became the cathedral of the diocese. The diocese was the focus of the Hunter Special Commission of Inquiry and case-study 43 in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Bishops Ordinaries The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishop of Maitland: {| class="wikitable" !Order !Name !Date installed !Term ended !Term of office !Reason for term end |- |align="center"| ||Charles Henry Davis, OSB † ||align="center" |24 September 1846 ||align="center" |17 May 1854 ||align="right" | ||Died in office |- |align="center"| ||James Murray † ||align="center" | 1865 ||align="center" | 9 July 1909 ||align="right" | ||Died in office |- |align="center"| ||Patrick Dwyer † ||align="center" | 9 July 1909 ||align="center" | 28 March 1931 ||align="right" | ||Died in office |- |align="center"| ||Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson, CSSR † ||align="center" | 28 March 1931 ||align="center" | 4 March 1956 ||align="right" | ||Died in office |- |align="center"| ||John Thomas Toohey † ||align="center" | 4 March 1956 ||align="center" | 24 September 1975 ||align="right" | ||Died in office |- |align="center"| ||Leo Morris Clarke ||align="center" | 10 April 1976 ||align="center" |