Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Port Pirie
Latin:Dioecesis Portus Piriensis
Country:Australia
Territory:Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia
Province:Adelaide
Coordinates:-33.1794°N 138.0081°W
Area Km2:978,823
Population: 166,713
Population As Of:2004
Catholics: 28,653
Catholics Percent: 17.2
Parishes: 23
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman 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
Bishop:Karol Kulczycki SDS
Bishop Title:Bishop-Elect
Emeritus Bishops:Gregory O'Kelly SJ
Map:Bistum Port Pirie.svg
Website:http://www.pp.catholic.org.au

The Diocese of Port Pirie is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan 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.

History

The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII 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. On 5 August 1951 the seat of the diocese was moved from Port Augusta to Port Pirie, with the name of the diocese being also changed.[1]

Bishops

The following men have been Bishops of Port Pirie or any of its precursor titles:[2]

OrderNameTitleDate enthronedReign endedTerm of officeReason for term end
John O'ReilyBishop of Port Augusta 13 May 1887 5 January 1895 Elevated as Archbishop of Adelaide
James MaherBishop of Port Augusta10 January 1896 20 December 1905 Died in office
John Henry NortonBishop of Port Augusta18 August 1906 22 March 1923 Died in office
Andrew KillianBishop of Port Augusta 26 February 1924 11 July 1933 Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
Norman Thomas GilroyBishop of Port Augusta 10 December 1934 1 July 1937 Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney
John Joseph Lonergan †Bishop-Elect of Port Augusta 8 January 1938 14 July 1938 days Died prior to being ordained as Bishop
Thomas Absolem McCabe †Bishop of Port Augusta 13 December 1938 15 November 1951 Appointed as Bishop of Wollongong
Bryan GallagherBishop of Port Pirie 13 March 1952 11 August 1980 Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie
Francis Peter de CampoBishop of Port Pirie 11 August 1980 23 April 1998 Died in office
Bishop of Port Pirie 27 November 1998 3 July 2007 Appointed as Bishop of Darwin
Bishop of Port Pirie 15 April 2009 1 August 2020 Retired
12Karol Kulczycki SDSBishop of Port Pirie

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Diocese of Port Augusta. . . Adelaide . 10 August 1951 . 14 October 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Port Pirie . The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church . 20 February 2011 . 5 January 2007 .