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Diocese of Port Pirie

Dioecesis Portus Piriensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Karol Kulczycki, S.D.S., Bishop
  • Gregory O’Kelly, S.J., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 7 June 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Adelaide
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Australia
  • Square Kilometers: 978,825 (378,071 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.pp.catholic.org.au/
  • Mailing Address: 105 Gertrude St., Port Pirie, S.A. 5540, Australia
  • Telephone: (08)8632-0550

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Port Augusta
10 May 1887ErectedDiocese of Adelaide Diocese of Port Augusta (erected)
5 May 1950Territory AddedArchdiocese of Adelaide (Eyre penisula) Diocese of Port Augusta
Diocese of Port Pirie
7 June 1951Name ChangedDiocese of Port Augusta Diocese of Port Pirie

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Port Augusta
195014,31696,39314.9%31314617318ap1951
Diocese of Port Pirie
196622,747130,00017.5%40646494138928ap1967
197027,523149,99818.3%33437743119028ap1971
198030,102179,00016.8%32941734136623ap1981
199038,400179,00021.5%311344872175526ap1991
199929,859175,46817.0%311041728142723ap2000
200028,912167,33717.3%29938760122723ap2001
200128,912167,33717.3%27936803112023ap2002
200228,912168,33717.2%271037781132223ap2003
200328,653166,71317.2%28937774112423ap2004
200428,653166,71317.2%27835818102623ap2005
201332,400187,60017.3%28281,15712018ap2014
201628,487172,20916.5%271281,017111716ap2017
201927,069166,87116.2%252271,002131416ap2020
202127,885171,67016.2%22221,26721214ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Port Augusta
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 831, and Page 832
  • Diocese of Port Pirie
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 808

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