Diocese of Port Pirie

DIOCESE OF PORT PIRIE (Dioecesis Portus Piriensis)

Country : Australia
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1887 as Diocese of Port Augusta
Renamed 1951 to Diocese of Port Pirie

Official blazon

Argent, a saltire azure between in chief a hunting horn gules, garnished and stringed or; on a chief azure, the lion of St. Mark proper.

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Arms of Bishops

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  John O’Reilly (1887–1895)

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  James Maher (1896–1905)

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  John Henry Norton (1906–1923)

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  Andrew Killian (1924–1933)

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  Norman Thomas Gilroy (1934–1937)

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  Thomas Absolem McCabe (1938–1951)

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  Bryan Gallagher (1952–1980)

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  Daniel Hurley (1998–2007)

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  Gregory O’Kelly (2009-2020)

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  Karol Kulczycki (2020-present)

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