Archdiocese of Adelaide

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Bishop(s) Philip Edward Wilson, Archbishop Gregory O'Kelly, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop Leonard Anthony Faulkner, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Darwin Port Pirie

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 10 May 1887 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Australia Square Kilometers: 103,600 (40,015 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/ Mailing Address: G.P.O. Box 1364, Adelaide, SA 5001; 39 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia Telephone: (08)8210-8108 Fax: 8223-2307

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide
  • Latin Name: Adelaidensis
  • Erected: 5 April 1842
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Australia

• Diocese of Adelaide
  • Latin Name: Adelaidensis
  • Elevated: 22 April 1842
  • Country: Australia

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francis Murphy † (22 Apr 1842 Appointed - 26 Apr 1858 Died)
• Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan, O.F.M. † (15 Apr 1859 Appointed - 10 Mar 1864 Appointed, Bishop of Goulburn)
• Laurence Bonaventure Sheil, O.F.M. † (23 Jun 1865 Appointed - 1 Mar 1872 Died)
• Christopher Augustine Reynolds † (25 May 1873 Appointed - 12 Jun 1893 Died)
• John O'Reilly † (5 Jan 1895 Appointed - 6 Jul 1915 Died)
• Robert William Spence, O.P. † (6 Jul 1915 Succeeded - 5 Nov 1934 Died)
• Andrew Killian † (5 Nov 1934 Succeeded - 28 Jun 1939 Died)
• Matthew Beovich † (11 Dec 1939 Appointed - 1 May 1971 Retired)
• James William Gleeson † (1 May 1971 Succeeded - 19 Jun 1985 Resigned)
• Leonard Anthony Faulkner (19 Jun 1985 Succeeded - 3 Dec 2001 Retired)
• Philip Edward Wilson (3 Dec 2001 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide
5 April 1842	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen’s Land	Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide (erected)
Diocese of Adelaide
22 April 1842	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide	Diocese of Adelaide
1845	Territory Lost	Diocese of Adelaide Archdiocese of Sydney	Vicariate Apostolic of King George Sounde - The Sound (erected)
1847	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of King George Sounde - The Sound (suppressed)	Diocese of Adelaide Diocese of Perth
10 May 1887	Territory Lost	Diocese of Adelaide	Diocese of Port Augusta (erected)
Archdiocese of Adelaide
10 May 1887	Elevated	Diocese of Adelaide	Archdiocese of Adelaide

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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
Archdiocese of Adelaide
1950	55,000	550,000	10.0%	67	37	104	528		90	579	43	ap1951
1959	120,000	750,000	16.0%	95	77	172	697		146	681	65	ap1960
1966	158,500	838,000	18.9%	93	96	189	838		180	722	73	ap1967
1970	193,137	942,288	20.5%	97	108	205	942		199	678	74	ap1971
1980	219,000	1,079,000	20.3%	103	110	213	1,028		193	595	76	ap1981
1990	248,000	1,210,000	20.5%	100	92	192	1,291	1	148	460	77	ap1991
1999	266,927	1,254,751	21.3%	91	86	177	1,508	3	147	382	77	ap2000
2000	266,927	1,254,927	21.3%	91	83	174	1,534	3	147	382	56	ap2001
2001	266,927	1,497,634	17.8%	92	85	177	1,508	3	146	382	76	ap2002
2002	267,012	1,254,437	21.3%	93	78	171	1,561	4	121	327	75	ap2003
2003	275,174	1,290,786	21.3%	102	79	181	1,520	4	121	335	75	ap2004
2004	275,174	1,290,786	21.3%	93	60	153	1,798	5	103	326	67	ap2005
2006	275,174	1,290,786	21.3%	72	63	135	2,038	4	123	324	67	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Leonard Anthony Faulkner (Priest: 1950 to 14 Sep 1967; Coadjutor Archbishop: 2 Sep 1983; Archbishop: 19 Jun 1985 to 3 Dec 2001)
• Gregory O'Kelly, S.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jul 2006)
• Philip Edward Wilson (Coadjutor Archbishop: 30 Nov 2000; Archbishop: 3 Dec 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Matthew Beovich † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1939 to 1 May 1971)
• Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Apr 1859 to 10 Mar 1864)
• James William Gleeson † (Priest: 25 Jul 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 1957; Coadjutor Archbishop: 6 Jul 1964; Archbishop: 1 May 1971 to 19 Jun 1985)
• Francis Augustin Henschke † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 May 1937 to 16 Nov 1939)
• Philip James Anthony Kennedy † (Priest: 30 Jun 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1973 to 23 Mar 1983)
• Andrew Killian † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Jul 1933; Archbishop: 5 Nov 1934 to 28 Jun 1939)
• Francis Murphy † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1842 to 26 Apr 1858)
• John Henry Norton † (Priest: 8 Apr 1882 to 18 Aug 1906)
• John O'Reilly † (Archbishop: 5 Jan 1895 to 6 Jul 1915)
• Christopher Augustine Reynolds † (Priest: 20 Apr 1860; Bishop: 25 May 1873; Archbishop: 10 May 1887 to 12 Jun 1893)
• Laurence Bonaventure Sheil, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1865 to 1 Mar 1872)
• Robert William Spence, O.P. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 2 May 1914; Archbishop: 6 Jul 1915 to 5 Nov 1934)