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New South Wales Ministries

Consisting of 10 Dioceses - Archdiocese of Sydney, Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore, Maitland Newcastle, Parramatta, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia - Forbes and Wollongong -

New South Wales is home to over 50,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics. According to the most recent census, a quarter of all Indigenous people in New South Wales identify as Catholic.

For a summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Statistics drawn from the 2016 Census (Including stats for each NSW Diocese), please click here.

NSW is the home to the highest number of Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Ministries (ACM's) in Australia.

From the city to the country, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics are bringing their gifts to the Catholic Church in NSW. The Aboriginal and Islander Catholic Council is the head body in NSW and its membership consists of representatives from each of the 7 ACM's.

NATSICC Councillor

Doreen Flanders

NSW Councillor

Doreen Flanders is a proud Aboriginal woman born and raised at Bowraville - part of the Gumbaynggirr Nation. Doreen is the Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Lismore’s Aboriginal Education Advisor, a role she has held for 22 years. The role involves addressing Indigenous education and issues effecting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander students in mainstream classrooms.

Doreen has vast experience in developing theology studies for students and incorporating spirituality into the classroom