Sir Desmond Charles Moore (12 May 1926 – 2 June 2020) was an Australian prelate of the

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. Born in

Thebarton, South Australia Thebarton ( ), formerly Theberton, on Kaurna land, is an inner-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road and Bonython Park to the east, Kintore S ...

, Moore was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He was appointed bishop of Alotau-Sideia,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, in 1970, serving until his retirement in 2001. He was appointed

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(KBE) in 1996. On 2 June 2020, Moore died in

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, at the age of 94.

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1926 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea Australian expatriates in Papua New Guinea Clergy from South Australia Roman Catholic bishops of Alotau-Sideia Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire {{Australia-RC-bishop-stub