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23 June 2026

CDF: Supporting Our Catholic Community

Your savings can do more than grow; they can strengthen Catholic schools, wellbeing programs and communities right here in the ...

23 June 2026

Catholic Education Week 2026

The week of May 25–29 offered an opportunity to celebrate Catholic Education throughout the Diocese of Ballarat and to recognise ...

22 June 2026

All in; Walking together in Christ; 50 Years of Deadly

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is observed annually across Australia from May 27 to June 3 and Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

22 June 2026

Ballarat Regional Festival Mass

On Thursday, May 21, the Ballarat Region of the St Vincent de Paul Society held their Festival Mass at St ...

22 June 2026

Formation in Synodality: A Milestone for the Diocese of Ballarat

The Catholic Diocese of Ballarat marked an important step forward in 2026 with the introduction of a new Formation in ...

22 June 2026

Building a Synodal Future

The Diocese of Ballarat has released a report highlighting a significant year of pastoral, leadership and strategic development throughout 2025, ...

18 June 2026

Our School Communities Celebrating Bishop Paul Bird CSsR

Recently, current and former members of the DOBCEL Board and Catholic Education Ballarat staff gathered to celebrate and thank Bishop Paul Bird ...

15 June 2026

Catholics encouraged to identify themselves in the Census

All Catholics are encouraged to tick the “Catholic” box this year in the Australian Census on August 11

10 June 2026

Refugee Week 2026 “A Million Stories”

Refugee Week was celebrated in Australia from Sunday, June 14 – Saturday, June 20, 2026 As Europe recovered from the ...

10 June 2026

Diocesan Archives Heritage & History Talks Winter Series 2026

All are welcome to attend the Heritage & History Talks Winter Series 2026 on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at the ...

10 June 2026

St Joseph’s Church Nandaly 100th Anniversary Celebrations

Save the date - Sunday, October 11, 2026

01 June 2026

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Diocesan Vision Statement

We are a community of communities from the Murray to the sea. Inspired by the Gospel and nourished by the Eucharist, we follow the example of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, reaching out in joyful and humble service, caring for all of God’s creation, growing in love day by day and looking forward to life with God forever.

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands in which the Diocese of Ballarat sits. We would like to pay our respects to Aboriginal Elders past, present and future. Their wisdom can help us care for the earth, our common home.