Andrew Killian
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The Most Reverend Andrew Killian |
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| Archbishop of Adelaide | |
Andrew Killian
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| Archdiocese | Adelaide |
| Installed | 5 November 1934 |
| Term ended | 28 June 1939 |
| Predecessor | Robert Spence |
| Successor | Matthew Beovich |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 June 1898 |
| Consecration | 15 June 1924 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 October 1872 Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Died | 28 June 1939 (aged 66) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Irish, Australian |
| Alma mater | Carlow College |
Andrew Killian (26 October 1872 – 28 June 1939) was an Australian clergyman and the fourth Archbishop of Adelaide. Born and ordained in Ireland, Killian moved to Australia where he became Bishop of Port Augusta before succeeding Robert Spence as Archbishop of Adelaide.
Andrew Killian was born on 26 October 1872 in Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland. Son of Nicholas Killian and his wife Eliza Josephine, née Ryan, Killian was educated at Mungret College, Limerick and St Patrick's College, Carlow. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Royal University of Ireland in 1894, and was ordained a Catholic priest on 4 June 1898.
In late 1898, Killian came to Australia where his first appointment was as an assistant priest in Bourke, New South Wales. In 1907, he was transferred to Broken Hill where he demonstrated abilities as a parish administrator, clearing the debt of the parish, overseeing the construction of a school and eventually becoming Vicar General of the diocese. Killian was made a domestic prelate (monsignor) in 1919, and in 1924 was consecrated as bishop of Port Augusta, a position he held until 1933. During his time as Bishop of Port Augusta, Killian would travel over large distances to visit the scattered parishes of the rural diocese.
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