Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Port Pirie / Portus Pirien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Adelaide

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop (August 8), Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1887.05.10: Established as Diocese of Port Augusta / Portaugustan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Adelaide and became suffragan of Adelaide)
1951.06.07: Renamed as Diocese of Port Pirie / Portus Pirien(sis) (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: 105 Gertrude Street, PO Box 1206, Port Pirie, SA 5540, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8633 0550

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.08.01 – ...):

Bishop Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S. (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Port Pirie (Roman Rite)

Bishop Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S. (58)
(2020.08.01 – ...)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia)

In te Domine speravi

Born:	1966.10.19 (Góra, Poland)
Ordained Priest:	1994.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.09.29

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (2020.08.01 – ...)

Bishop Gregory O’Kelly, S.J. (83)
(2009.04.15 – 2020.08.01)

Bishop emeritus of Port Pirie (Australia)

Amare et servire

Born:	1941.08.10 (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1972.12.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.09.14

Titular Bishop of Ath Truim (2006.07.06 – 2009.04.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide (Australia) (2006.07.06 – 2009.04.15)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (2009.04.15 – 2020.08.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Adelaide (Australia) (2018.06.03 – 2020.03.19)

Bishop Daniel Eugene Hurley (84)
(1998.11.27 – 2007.07.03)

Bishop emeritus of Darwin (Australia)

That they may be one

Born:	1940.04.21 (Orroroo, South Australia, Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1964.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.02.12

Priest of Port Pirie (Australia) (1964.06.27 – 1998.11.27)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1998.11.27 – 2007.07.03)

Bishop of Darwin (Australia) (2007.07.03 – 2018.06.27)

Bishop Francis Peter de Campo
(1980.08.11 – 1998.04.23)

Born:	1923.07.09 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1949.07.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.02.13
Died:	1998.04.23 († 74)

Coadjutor Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1979.10.29 – 1980.08.11)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1980.08.11 – 1998.04.23)

Bishop Bryan Gallagher
(1952.03.13 – 1980.08.11)

Born:	1911.09.21 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1934.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.06.11
Died:	1982.10.05 († 71)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1952.03.13 – 1980.08.11)

Bishop Thomas Absolem McCabe
(1951.06.07 – 1951.11.15)

Born:	1902.06.30 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1925.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1939.03.12
Died:	1983.09.14 († 81)

Bishop of Port Augusta (Australia) (1938.12.13 – 1951.06.07)

Bishop of Port Pirie (Australia) (1951.06.07 – 1951.11.15)

Bishop of Wollongong (Australia) (1951.11.15 – 1974.05.10)

Military Vicar of Australia (Australia) (1964 – 1969)

Bishops of Port Augusta (Roman Rite)

Bishop Thomas Absolem McCabe
(1938.12.13 – 1951.06.07)

(see above)

Fr. John Joseph Lonergan
(1938.01.08 – 1938.07.14)

Born:	1888.03.22 (Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1911.11.30
Died:	1938.07.14 († 50)

Bishop of Port Augusta (Australia) (1938.01.08 – 1938.07.14)

Bishop Norman Thomas Gilroy (later Cardinal)
(1934.12.10 – 1937.07.01)

Christus lux mea

Born:	1896.01.22 (Glebe, New South Wales, Australia)
Ordained Priest:	1923.12.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.03.17
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1977.10.21 (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia † 81)