Ecclesiastical province Province of Adelaide Denomination Roman Catholic Country Australia | Parishes 23 Area 978,823 km² | |
Territory Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas, Flinders Ranges, Nullarbor Plain, and Mid and Far North regions of South Australia Metropolitan Archdiocese of Adelaide Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
166,713
28,653 ( 17.2%) Cathedral St Mark's Cathedral, Port Pirie | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie is a suffragan Latin Rite 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 South Australia, Australia.
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History
The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII 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 Port Augusta 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 Northern Territory.
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.
Ordinaries
The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Port Pirie or any of its precursor titles: