Patrick O'Regan (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Patrick O'Regan
Archbishop of Adelaide
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Adelaide
PredecessorPhilip Wilson
Previous post(s)Bishop of Sale
Orders
Ordination2 September 1983 in St Michael and St John's Cathedral, Bathurst, New South Wales
Consecration26 February 2015 in St Mary's Cathedral, Sale, Victoria
by Denis Hart
Personal details
Born
Patrick Michael O'Regan

(1958-10-08) 8 October 1958 (age 66)
Bathurst, New South Wales
Alma materSt Patrick's College, Manly;
Institut Catholique, Paris
Styles of
Patrick Michael O'Regan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleHis Grace or My Lord Archbishop
Religious styleArchbishop

Patrick Michael O'Regan (born 8 October 1958) is a prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Archbishop of Adelaide since 25 May 2020. Prior to that, he had been the Bishop of Sale since 2015.

O'Regan was elected as the 9th Bishop of Sale in 2014 and he was consecrated and installed as a bishop by the Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart on 26 February 2015 at a ceremony in Sale.[1][2] On 19 March 2020, Pope Francis announced that Bishop O'Regan would become the 12th Archbishop of Adelaide.[3]

  1. ^ "Bishop Patrick Michael O'Regan". Catholic Hierarchy. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ordination of Bishop Patrick O'Regan". Catholic Education Office. Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Bishop Patrick O'Regan named Archbishop of Adelaide". Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.