Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie

Diocese of Port Pirie
Dioecesis Portus Piriensis
Location
Country Australia
Territory Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia
Ecclesiastical province Province of Adelaide
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide
Statistics
Area 978,823 km2 (377,926 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
166,713
28,653 ( 17.2%)
Parishes 23
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 10 May 1887 as Diocese of Port Augusta
7 June 1951 as Diocese of Port Pirie
Cathedral St Mark's Cathedral, Port Pirie
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Gregory O'Kelly SJ
Website
Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie is a suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, erected in 1887 covering the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia, Australia.

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History

The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII on on 10 May 1887, the same day the pope elevated the See of Adelaide to a Metropolitan Archdiocese and placed the new Diocese in its Province. In 1951 the seat of the Diocese was moved from Port Augusta to Port Pirie, with the name of the Diocese being also changed.

Boundaries

In terms of geographic size the Diocese of Port Pirie is Australia's second largest diocese (after Darwin) and one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The Diocese measures 978,823 sq km, which is made up of the largest portion of South Australia and the southern parts of the Northern Territory.

Cathedral

St Mark's Cathedral, Port Pirie is the seat of the Diocese.

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Port Pirie or any of its precursor titles:[1]

Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
&100000000000000010000001 John O'Reily † Bishop of Port Augusta 13 May 1887 5 January 1895 &100000000000000070000007 years, &10000000000000237000000237 days Elevated as Archbishop of Adelaide
&100000000000000020000002 James Maher † Bishop of Port Augusta 10 January 1896 20 December 1905 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000344000000344 days Died in office
&100000000000000030000003 John Henry Norton † Bishop of Port Augusta 18 August 1906 22 March 1923 &1000000000000001600000016 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days Died in office
&100000000000000040000004 Andrew Killian † Bishop of Port Augusta 26 February 1924 11 July 1933 &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000135000000135 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
&100000000000000050000005 Norman Thomas Gilroy † Bishop of Port Augusta 10 December 1934 1 July 1937 &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000203000000203 days Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney
&100000000000000060000006 John Joseph Lonergan † Bishop-Elect of Port Augusta 8 January 1938 14 July 1938 187 days Died prior to being ordained as Bishop
&100000000000000070000007 Thomas Absolem McCabe † Bishop of Port Augusta 13 December 1938 15 November 1951 &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000337000000337 days Appointed as Bishop of Wollongong
&100000000000000080000008 Bryan Gallagher † Bishop of Port Pirie 13 March 1952 11 August 1980 &1000000000000002800000028 years, &10000000000000151000000151 days Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie
&100000000000000090000009 Francis Peter de Campo † Bishop of Port Pirie 11 August 1980 23 April 1998 &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000255000000255 days Died in office
&1000000000000001000000010 Daniel Eugene Hurley Bishop of Port Pirie 27 November 1998 3 July 2007 &100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000218000000218 days Appointed as Bishop of Darwin
&1000000000000001100000011 Gregory O'Kelly SJ Bishop of Port Pirie 15 April 2009 present &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000320000000320 days n/a

Parishes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Port Pirie". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpopi.html. Retrieved 5 January 2007. 
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