Archbishop Andrew Killian
Title:
Archbishop
First Name:
Andrew
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Killian
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Edenderry, Co Offaly
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Carlow
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
Ordination Diocese:
Wilcannia-Forbes
Seminary:
Carlow College, Carlow, Ireland
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Melbourne VIC
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
West Terrace, Adelaide SA
Country of Burial:
Australia
Find A Grave URL:
Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcannia-Forbes | Bourke | 1908 | ADB | ||||||
| Wilcannia-Forbes | Broken Hill | 1908 | ADB | ||||||
| Wilcannia-Forbes | Broken Hill | Vicar General | 1919 | 1924 | ADB | ||||
| Port Pirie | Petersburg | Bishop of Port Augusta | 1924 | Jul | 1933 | ADB | |||
| Adelaide | Adelaide | Coadjutor Archbishop | Jul | 1933 | 1934 | ADB | |||
| Adelaide | Adelaide | Archbishop | 1934 | 28 | Jun | 1939 | ADB |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcannia-Forbes | 15 | Jun | 1924 | Peterborough SA | Australia |
Biographical Notes
Fourth Archbishop of Adelaide.
Australian Dictionary of Biography entry: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/killian-andrew-6955
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Fr Frank Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants: Recalling the Spirit of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Port Augusta and Port Pirie 1888-2008, 2008:
Killian, Andrew
Born: 26/10/1872 in King's Co, Ireland.
Studied Mungret College. BA Degree from the Royal University of Ireland.
Ordained: 4/6/1898 at Carlow College for Diocese of Wilcannia Forbes.
Ordained Bishop of Port Augusta: 15/6/1924 at Peterborough, SA.
Archbishop of Adelaide 1935.
Died: 28/6/1939. Buried in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide.
In a dry year: "A man could drive a bull-ant from Port Augusta to Oodnadatta without losing sight of him."
First Bishop of the diocese to own a car - and he loved it!
Highly respected by the priests of the Diocese.
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)