Primary contact
266-270 Stanley Street, Townsville
Postal address: PO Box 6149, Townsville 4810
Townsville, Queensland 4810
Identity area
Identifier
daa/227
Authorized form of name
Catholic Diocese of Townsville, Queensland
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Religious
Contact area
Diocesan Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
266-270 Stanley Street, Townsville
Postal address: PO Box 6149, Townsville 4810
Locality
Townsville
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4810
Telephone
07 4729 1392
Fax
Note
Description area
History
The Diocese of Townsville was established in February 1930 and the Rev Terence McGuire D.D. of Lismore was appointed as the first Bishop of the new diocese. For a detailed timeline of the diocese, see https://www.tsv.catholic.org.au/diocese/diocesan-office/archives-6znxmu/ . The timeline is an ongoing research project on the history of the Catholic Church in north Queensland and, from 1930, of the Diocese of Townsville.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Diocesan Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
The Archive holds records regarding the administration of the Diocese since its inception in 1930 and parish records going back to the earlier days when in the Rockhampton Diocese. It holds general material about parishes and some diocesan organisations and agencies. Note that:
- More recent Baptismal and Confirmation, Marriage and Funeral registers are retained by individual parishes.
- Religious orders generally tend to maintain their own archives.
- The Catholic Education Office holds some archival records relating to Catholic schools in the diocese.
Buildings
Holdings
- Official records of the Diocese (Ingham to Bowen and west to Mt. Isa)
- Historical records from Diocesan parishes (baptism, marriage, confirmation and death registers), schools (enrolment books, news letters etc), people and Diocesan organisations
- The Catholic News, 1935-1973
- Library of old books
- Photograph collection
- Artifacts and museum items.
Finding aids, guides and publications
While a considerable amount of cataloguing has been completed there is still a large volume to be catalogued appropriately.
Access area
Opening times
Contact the Diocesan Archivist.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Any enquiries regarding information from the Archives should be submitted in writing and any reasonable requests will be considered within the constraints of time and privacy requirements. You can use the email enquiry form on the website.
Reproduction services
A small fee may be charged to locate and issue copies of records from the Archives.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)