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Diocese of Port Pirie is a

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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

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, Australia.

History

The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by

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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

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to Port Pirie, with the name of the diocese being also changed.

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

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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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

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

Coadjutor bishop

*Francis Peter de Campo † (1979–1980)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Francis Augustin Henschke † , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide in 1937

References

External Links

Diocese of Port Pirie
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