 John O 'Reily ( born John O 'Reilly , 19 November 1846 – 6 July 1915 ) was an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman , the first Bishop of Port Augusta , and the second Archbishop of Adelaide . Born in Kilkenny , Ireland , O 'Reily studied for the priesthood in Dublin . Upon his ordination in 1869 , he migrated to Western Australia , serving as a parish priest in Fremantle , and founding a Catholic newspaper there . When the Diocese of Port Augusta was established in 1887 , Pope Leo XIII named O 'Reily as its first bishop . Concerned about the financial position of the diocese ( which had inherited significant debt from the Diocese of Adelaide ) , he accepted the posting reluctantly . As bishop , he greatly improved the financial position of the new diocese , reducing its debt by half and earning a reputation as a competent administrator . 
