Erected initially in 1847 as the Diocese of Melbourne , a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Sydney , the diocese was elevated in 1874 as an archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne .
Is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Sale , Sandhurst and Ballarat .
Erected initially in 1847 as the Diocese of Melbourne , a suffragan diocese of Archdiocese of Sydney , the diocese was elevated in 1874 as an archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Melbourne and is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Sale , Sandhurst and Ballarat .