Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in South Australia. It is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Darwin and Port Pirie. The Catholic Church in Australia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual and administrative leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome and the largest Christian church in the world. Australia is a majority Christian but pluralistic society with no established religion. There are approximately 5.1 million Australian Catholics (26% of the population). Catholicism arrived in Australia with the British First Fleet in 1788. The first Australian Catholics were mainly Irish, but Australian Catholics now originate from a great variety of national backgrounds.