Bishop Bryan Gallagher
Title:
Bishop
First Name:
Bryan
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Gallagher
Order:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Perth WA
Country of Birth:
Australia
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Rome
Country of Ordination:
Italy
Ordination Diocese:
Geraldton
Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Wallaroo SA
Country of Death:
Australia
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Port Pirie SA
Country of Burial:
Australia
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Appointments Table
Diocese | Place | Role | Start Day | Start Month | Start Year | End Day | End Month | End Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | Port Augusta/Port Pirie | Bishop | 1952 | Aug | 1980 | Cresp, Good and Faithful Servants |
Episcopal Ordinations Table
Diocese | Day | Month | Year | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 11 | Jun | 1952 |
Biographical Notes
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:
Gallagher, Bryan
Born: 1911 in Perth, WA.
Ordained: 22/12/1934 in Rome, Italy, for the Geraldton Diocese in WA.
Ordained Bishop: 11/6/1952 in Geraldton for Port Augusta.
Lived at Peterborough for a short period then transferred to Port Pirie when the name of the Diocese was changed to Port Pirie. He saw a lot of expansion in the Diocese - school and church buildings; good numbers of priests and religious.
Retired to Wallaroo on 11/8/1980.
Died: 6/10/1982 at Wallaroo.
There is more information in the Diocesan History Centre at Peterborough - especially about his family background.
(Reproduced with the approval of Sister Mary Cresp RSM)