Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide

Archdiocese of Adelaide
Archidioecesis Adelaidensis
Location
Country  Australia
Statistics
Area 103,600 km2 (40,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
Increase 1,290,786
Increase 275,174 (Increase 21.3%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5 April 1842 as Vicariate Apostolic of Adelaide
22 April 1842 as Diocese of Adelaide
10 May 1887 as Archdiocese of Adelaide
Cathedral St Francis Xavier, Adelaide
Patron saint St. Patrick[1]
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop of Adelaide Sede vacante
Website
adelaide.catholic.org.au

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Adelaide, South Australia.

Cathedral

St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, currently Philip Wilson.

History

On 5 April 1842 the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide was erected, on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land (the later primatial Archdiocese of Sydney), both missionary pre-diocesan jurisdictions. It was promoted as the Diocese of Adelaide two weeks later on 22 April 1842, just six years after the first fleet arrived to Glenelg.

In 1845 it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of King George Sounde - The Sound, which it recuperated in 1847 at the vicariate's suppression.

On 10 May 1887 it was promoted as the Archdiocese of Adelaide, while losing territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Augusta.

It had a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in November 1986.

Province

The Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Adelaide comprises the metropolitan's own archdiocese and these suffragan dioceses:

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, or any of its precursor titles:[2]

Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1Francis Murphy (see above) †Bishop of Adelaide22 April 18428 September 18442 years, 139 daysDied in office
2Patrick Geoghegan, Friars Minor (OFM) †Bishop of Adelaide15 April 185910 March 18644 years, 330 daysElected as Bishop of Goulburn
3Laurence Sheil, OFM †Bishop of Adelaide23 June 18651 March 18726 years, 252 daysDied in office
4Christopher Reynolds †Bishop of Adelaide25 May 187310 May 188713 years, 350 daysElevated as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide10 May 188716 June 18936 years, 37 daysDied in office
5John O'Reily †Archbishop of Adelaide5 January 18956 July 191520 years, 182 daysDied in office
6Robert Spence, OP †Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide2 May 19146 July 19151 year, 65 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide6 July 19155 November 193419 years, 122 daysDied in office
7Andrew Killian †Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide11 July 19335 November 19341 year, 117 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide5 November 193428 June 19394 years, 235 daysDied in office
8Matthew Beovich †Archbishop of Adelaide11 December 19391 May 197131 years, 141 daysRetired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide
9James William Gleeson †Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide15 February 19576 July 19647 years, 142 daysElevated as Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide
Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide6 July 19641 May 19716 years, 299 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide1 May 197119 June 198514 years, 49 daysResigned and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide
10Leonard Faulkner †Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide2 September 198319 June 19851 year, 290 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide19 June 19853 December 200116 years, 167 daysRetired and appointed Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide
11Philip WilsonCoadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide30 November 20003 December 20011 year, 3 daysSucceeded as Archbishop of Adelaide
Archbishop of Adelaide3 December 200130 July 201816 years, 317 daysn/a

Note: On June 3, 2018 Pope Francis named Bishop Gregory O’Kelly, S.J. of Port Pirie as Apostolic Administrator of Adelaide. This occurred after Archbishop Philip Wilson was found guilty of abuse cover-up yet did not voluntarily resign. However, Pope Francis later accepted his letter of resignation on July 30, 2018.

Parishes

The Adelaide Archdiocese provides pastoral care to the city of Adelaide, its surroundings, the Yorke Peninsula, the South-East of South Australia, and the Fleurieu regions, which are home of more than 280,000 Catholics (about 20 per cent of the total population), but also to people of other Christians traditions or faiths.

The Archdiocese consists of 69 parishes with approximately 130 Mass centres and communities, including:[3]

Parishes:

  • Aberfoyle Park
  • Adelaide
  • Adelaide Hills
  • Albert Park
  • Blackwood
  • Bordertown
  • Brooklyn Park
  • Clearview
  • Colonel Light Gardens
  • Croydon Park
  • Dernancourt
  • Edwardstown
  • Elizabeth
  • Gawler
  • Glen Osmond
  • Greenacres Walkerville
  • Hallett Cove
  • Henley Beach
  • Kangaroo Island
  • Mallee Border
  • Morphett Vale
  • Mount Barker
  • Mount Gambier
  • Murray Bridge
  • Murray Mallee
  • Naracoorte
  • Noarlunga Seaford
  • North Adelaide
  • Ottoway
  • Para Hills
  • Payneham
  • Penola
  • Riverton
  • Sacred Heart
  • Salisbury
  • Seaton
  • St Anns
  • Tea Tree Gully
  • Tranmere
  • Victor Harbour
  • Virginia
  • Willunga
  • Yorke Peninsula

Communities:

  • Aboriginal Catholic Community
  • African Catholic Community
  • Chinese Catholic Community
  • Croatian Catholic Community
  • Filipino Catholic Community
  • German Catholic Community
  • Hungarian Catholic Community
  • Korean Catholic Community
  • St Ignatius, Norwood
  • Latin Mass Community
  • Lithuanian Catholic Community
  • Maltese Catholic Community
  • Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross
  • Polish Catholic Community
  • Slovenian Catholic Community
  • Spanish Catholic Community
  • Syro-Malabar Rite
  • Vietnamese Catholic Community

Controversy

Father Albert Davis (died 2007), a member of the Dominican Fathers, was charged in 2006 with 17 incidents of indecent assault involving seven boys at Blackfriars Priory School from 1956 to 1960. Davis was committed to stand trial in the Adelaide District Court, but he died before proceedings were commenced.[4]

Father Charles Barnett pleaded guilty in 2009 (after extradition from Indonesia) to three child sex charges for events from 1977 to 1985 at Crystal Brook and Port Pirie.[5]

In September 2011, Senator Nick Xenophon used parliamentary privilege to name an Adelaide priest as the alleged perpetrator of sexual assaults on John Hepworth about 50 years earlier. Senator Xenophon alleged that the Vicar-General of Adelaide, Monsignor David Cappo, had been provided with detailed allegations in 2008 but had failed to act upon them, the investigations still being "at a preliminary stage" and the priest concerned not being stood down during the investigation.[6] An independent inquiry by Michael Abbott QC reported that there was no substance to the allegations, although had Hepworth declined to be interviewed for the inquiry.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Terry. "Patrons of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia". Star Quest Production Network. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Adelaide". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
  3. ↑ "Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide". Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide website. 10 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tasmanian priest guilty of abuse, SA accused dies". Catholic News. Australia. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Extradited ex-priest admits child sex". ABC News. Australia. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Metherell, Mark (14 September 2011). "Senator names priest on 'rape'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "'No substance' to claims against Catholic priest". ABC News. Australia. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

See also

  • Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide
  • GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
  •  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Adelaide". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • CatholicHierarchy

Coordinates: 34°55′44″S 138°36′05″E / 34.92889°S 138.60139°E / -34.92889; 138.60139

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