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
Coordinates	33°10′46″S 138°00′29″E / 33.17944°S 138.00806°E
Statistics
Area	978,823 km^2 (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	Francis
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.

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]

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 km², 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. Prior to the relocation of the administrative centre to Port Pirie, the cathedral was All Saints' Cathedral, Port Augusta.

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Port Pirie or any of its precursor titles:^[2]

Order	Name	Title	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
1	John O'Reily †	Bishop of Port Augusta	13 May 1887	5 January 1895	7 years, 237 days	Elevated as Archbishop of Adelaide
2	James Maher †	Bishop of Port Augusta	10 January 1896	20 December 1905	9 years, 344 days	Died in office
3	John Henry Norton †	Bishop of Port Augusta	18 August 1906	22 March 1923	16 years, 216 days	Died in office
4	Andrew Killian †	Bishop of Port Augusta	26 February 1924	11 July 1933	9 years, 135 days	Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
5	Norman Thomas Gilroy †	Bishop of Port Augusta	10 December 1934	1 July 1937	2 years, 203 days	Elevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney
6	John Joseph Lonergan †	Bishop-Elect of Port Augusta	8 January 1938	14 July 1938	187 days	Died prior to being ordained as Bishop
7	Thomas Absolem McCabe †	Bishop of Port Augusta	13 December 1938	15 November 1951	12 years, 337 days	Appointed as Bishop of Wollongong
8	Bryan Gallagher †	Bishop of Port Pirie	13 March 1952	11 August 1980	28 years, 151 days	Resigned and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie
9	Francis Peter de Campo †	Bishop of Port Pirie	11 August 1980	23 April 1998	17 years, 255 days	Died in office
10	Daniel Eugene Hurley	Bishop of Port Pirie	27 November 1998	3 July 2007	8 years, 218 days	Appointed as Bishop of Darwin
11	Gregory O'Kelly SJ	Bishop of Port Pirie	15 April 2009	present	7 years, 245 days	n/a

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia

References

1. "The Diocese of Port Augusta.". Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
2. "Diocese of Port Pirie". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2007.