Gregory O'Kelly
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Gregory John O'Kelly SJ AM
DD VG (born 10 August 1941) is an Australian Jesuit and the Archbishop of Port Pirie
. Bishop O’Kelly was ordained a Jesuit priest in Adelaide in 1972 and has since played a significant role in the Catholic education system throughout Australia. He has been the headmaster of two Australian Jesuit schools and has served widely as an educational adviser.
On 14 September 2006 Bishop O'Kelly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide
, becoming the first Jesuit to be appointed a Bishop in Australian history. In 2009 he was named Archbishop of Port Pirie
, the diocese in northern South Australia where the pioneering Australian Jesuits established numerous schools and churches. Bishop O'Kelly's family also have strong ties to this region of South Australia.
Order of Australia
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DD VG (born 10 August 1941) is an Australian Jesuit and the Archbishop of Port Pirie
Roman Catholic Diocese of 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....
. Bishop O’Kelly was ordained a Jesuit priest in Adelaide in 1972 and has since played a significant role in the Catholic education system throughout Australia. He has been the headmaster of two Australian Jesuit schools and has served widely as an educational adviser.
On 14 September 2006 Bishop O'Kelly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia....
, becoming the first Jesuit to be appointed a Bishop in Australian history. In 2009 he was named Archbishop of Port Pirie
Roman Catholic Diocese of 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....
, the diocese in northern South Australia where the pioneering Australian Jesuits established numerous schools and churches. Bishop O'Kelly's family also have strong ties to this region of South Australia.