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The Church we are

• We are members of the Roman Catholic Church, a universal communion of local churches that recognize the primacy of the Bishop of Rome.
   
• We are people of God in south-east Queensland – more than 600,000 Catholics in the fastest-growing region in Australia stretching from Coolangatta in the south to Maryborough in the north and west to Gatton and Gayndah.
   
• We are led by Archbishop John Bathersby, with the assistance of auxiliary bishops Brian V Finnigan and Joseph Oudeman OFMCap. The Archbishop’s Jesus Communion Mission vision commits us to be an evangelising diocese.
   
• We are part of an incredible story of faith that began with the first pioneers who established a mission to Aborigines on Stradbroke Island in 1843.
   
• We gather in Eucharistic communities to celebrate God’s love and action in our lives.
   
• We seek to educate our young people in the faith through our 150 Catholic primary and secondary schools as well as through the work of religious faith educators in state schools.
   
• Groups and organizations throughout the Archdiocese offer a rich variety of spiritual development and renew opportunities.
   
• We are a people who recognise and celebrate our cultural diversity and seek to build welcoming, inclusive communities of faith.
   
• We respond to social needs, especially the poor, and address social justice issues via a wide range of welfare, healthcare and aged care services, archdiocesan bodies, parish initiatives and many voluntary organisations.
   
• We build communion with other Christian Churches and relationships with other world religions through ongoing ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and action in a spirit of mutual understanding and respect.
   
• We are a people who through baptism are committed to promote God’s reign within our families, workplaces and society.
   
• We value the enormous contributions of clergy and religious women and men whose lives of service have contributed to the effectiveness of our pastoral ministries.
   
• We are committed to the nine priorities of Synod 2003 promulgated by Archbishop Bathersby on 27 July 2003