Bryan Gallagher
His Grace Bryan Gallangher | |
|---|---|
| Church | St Mark's Cathedral |
| Diocese | Port Pirie |
| Appointed | 13 March 1952 |
| Retired | 11 August 1980 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Absolem McCabe |
| Successor | Francis Peter de Campo |
| Previous post | Parish priest of Three Springs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | October 6, 1982 (aged 71) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cleric |
Bryan Gallagher (21 September 1911 − 6 October 1982) was an Australian Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood on 22 December 1934, Gallagher was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie, Australia in 1952. He resigned on 11 August 1980.[1]
Priesthood
After serving as a priest in Geraldton, Gallagher became the parish priest of Three Springs, succeeding Fr Michael Lynch. There, he bought land across the road from the existing wooden "Mass-barn" where St Paul's School and a Dominican convent were built. He completed the presbytery around 1944-45 for £1200 and opened it free of debt.
Gallagher had intended to build St Paul's Church in Three Springs according to the design of the famous architect Monsignor Hawes. Upon hearing of this, Hawes wrote a letter wherein he praised the planned church as "my prized design" for which he had previously struggled to obtain council approval. However, after Gallagher became the Bishop of Port Pirie in 1952, the new church was instead built according to a different design in 1958.[2]
Bishopric
Gallagher participated as a Council Father in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Bryan Gallagher
- ^ Taylor, John Joseph (2000). Between Devotion and Design: The Architecture of John Cyril Hawes 1876-1956. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 174-180. ISBN 9781876268169.
- ^ Bryan Gallagher