The diocese has 60 parishes covering most of south-east New South Wales, the eastern Riverina and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

[2] St Saviour's Cathedral, the mother church of the diocese, is located in Goulburn, New South Wales.

[3] Stuart Robinson was elected 10th bishop of the diocese on 2 November 2008 and laid up his staff on 31 March 2018.

[7] The consecration of Genieve Blackwell, formerly the Archdeacon for Goulburn and Rural Ministry, as part-time assistant bishop for the region of Wagga Wagga, the North-West and South-West (also becoming the Archdeacon of Wagga Wagga) and Ian Lambert, formerly the Archdeacon for the South Coast and Monaro, as part-time assistant bishop for the region of the Coast, Southern Monaro and the Snowy (also remaining as archdeacon) took place at St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn on 31 March 2012.

[8][9][10] The then Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, who would normally be expected to consecrate the new bishops, asked the Bishop of Newcastle, Brian Farran, to take his place because Jensen opposes the ordination of women.

Bishop Trevor Edwards is serving the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn as Episcopal Administrator until the Consecration of the Reverend Mark Short ad Diocesan Bishop in St Saviour's Cathedral Goulburn on 6 April 2019.