Diocese of Port Pirie

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Bishop(s) Vacant

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 7 June 1951 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Adelaide Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 978,823 (378,070 Square Miles) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1206, 28 Norman Street, Port Pirie, S.A. 5540, Australia Telephone: (08)8633-4485 Fax: 8633-4493

Historical Details

• Diocese of Port Augusta
  • Latin Name: Portaugustanus
  • Erected: 10 May 1887
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Adelaide
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John O'Reilly † (13 May 1887 Appointed - 5 Jan 1895 Appointed, Archbishop of Adelaide)
• James Maher † (10 Jan 1896 Appointed - 20 Dec 1905 Died)
• John Henry Norton † (18 Aug 1906 Appointed - 22 Mar 1923 Died)
• Andrew Killian † (26 Feb 1924 Appointed - 11 Jul 1933 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide)
• Norman Thomas Gilroy † (10 Dec 1934 Appointed - 1 Jul 1937 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Sydney)
• John Joseph Lonergan † (8 Jan 1938 Appointed - 14 Jul 1938 Died)
• Thomas Absolem McCabe † (13 Dec 1938 Appointed - 15 Nov 1951 Appointed, Bishop of Wollongong)
• Bryan Gallagher † (13 Mar 1952 Appointed - 11 Aug 1980 Resigned)
• Francis Peter de Campo † (11 Aug 1980 Succeeded - 23 Apr 1998 Died)
• Daniel Eugene Hurley (27 Nov 1998 Appointed - 3 Jul 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Darwin)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Port Augusta
10 May 1887	Erected	Diocese of Adelaide	Diocese of Port Augusta (erected)
Diocese of Port Pirie
7 June 1951	Name Changed	Diocese of Port Augusta	Diocese of Port Pirie

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Port Augusta
1950	14,316	96,393	14.9%	31		31	461			73	18	ap1951
Diocese of Port Pirie
1966	22,747	130,000	17.5%	40	6	46	494		13	89	28	ap1967
1970	27,523	149,998	18.3%	33	4	37	743		11	90	28	ap1971
1980	30,102	179,000	16.8%	32	9	41	734		13	66	23	ap1981
1990	38,400	179,000	21.5%	31	13	44	872		17	55	26	ap1991
1999	29,859	175,468	17.0%	31	10	41	728		14	27	23	ap2000
2000	28,912	167,337	17.3%	29	9	38	760		12	27	23	ap2001
2001	28,912	167,337	17.3%	27	9	36	803		11	20	23	ap2002
2002	28,912	168,337	17.2%	27	10	37	781		13	22	23	ap2003
2003	28,653	166,713	17.2%	28	9	37	774		11	24	23	ap2004
2004	28,653	166,713	17.2%	27	8	35	818		10	26	23	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Francis Peter de Campo † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Oct 1979; Bishop: 11 Aug 1980 to 23 Apr 1998)
• Bryan Gallagher † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1952 to 11 Aug 1980)
• Norman Thomas Gilroy † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1934 to 1 Jul 1937)
• Francis Augustin Henschke † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 19 May 1937)
• Daniel Eugene Hurley (Priest: 27 Jun 1964; Bishop: 27 Nov 1998 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Andrew Killian † (Bishop: 26 Feb 1924 to 11 Jul 1933)
• John Joseph Lonergan † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1938 to 14 Jul 1938)
• James Maher † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1896 to 20 Dec 1905)
• Thomas Absolem McCabe † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1938 to 15 Nov 1951)
• John Henry Norton † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1906 to 22 Mar 1923)
• John O'Reilly † (Bishop: 13 May 1887 to 5 Jan 1895)