Andrew Killian
The Most Reverend Andrew Killian | |
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| Archbishop of Adelaide | |
Carlow College |
Andrew Killian (26 October 1872 – 28 June 1939)
Early life
Andrew Killian was born on 26 October 1872 in
In late 1898, Killian came to
Archbishop of Adelaide
In July 1933, Killian was appointed as
Killian's tenure as archbishop saw Adelaide host the National Catholic Education Congress in 1936, in part as a contribution to the celebrations of the South Australian colony's centenary. While Bishop of Port Augusta, Killian had attended Catholic conferences in Chicago and Dublin, and endeavoured to use the Congress to project South Australian Catholic enthusiasm and make a case for increased public funding of Catholic education. The event took place over one week in November 1936 and hosted bishops and archbishops from Australia and New Zealand, as well as the
In the last year of his life, Killian suffered from cancer, and on 28 June 1939 he died while undergoing surgery[5] in St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne.[1] He was succeeded by Matthew Beovich, who was consecrated as archbishop in early 1940.[6]
Notes
- ^ The Diocese of Port Augusta became the Diocese of Port Pirie in 1951.
References
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- OCLC 70677943.
- ^ ISBN 0-646-04777-9.
- ISBN 978-1-86254-817-6.
- ^ Laffin 2008, p 98.
- ^ Laffin 2008, p 107.
External links
- Killian, Andrew at the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition.
