61. ORGAN DETAIL

A close up of the pipes of the magnificent Dodd organ ...   PLAN

62. WHEEL WINDOW

We now remember the great wheel window in the West wall which we saw from the outside, but which is now concealed inside by the organ. Close investigation reveals the sun’s rays emanating from the inner circle. At the centre is the image of St Mark’s winged lion holding an open book. On the pages are inscribed: ‘PAX TIbI MAR CE EVA NGE LISTA MEVS’. Venetian tradition states that when St. Mark was traveling through Europe, he arrived at a lagoon in Venice, where an angel appeared to him and said ‘Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum.’ (May Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist. Here your body will rest.)

63. CATHEDRAL 1953

The Diocese of Port Augusta was canonically erected by Pope Leo XIII on 10 May 1887, the same day the Pope elevated the See of Adelaide to a metropolitan archdiocese and placed the new diocese in its province. On 5 August 1951 the seat of the diocese was moved from Port Augusta to Port Pirie, with the name of the diocese being also changed.   

64. 1997 PHOTO

In terms of geographic size the Diocese of Port Pirie is Australia’s second largest diocese (after Darwin) and one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The diocese measures 978,823 square kilometres, which is made up of the largest portion of South Australia and the southern parts of the Northern Territory. St Mark’s Cathedral, Port Pirie, is the seat of the diocese. Prior to the relocation of the administrative centre to Port Pirie, the cathedral was All Saints’ Cathedral, Port Augusta.

65. TITLE

This is a view of St Anacletus Catholic Church in Peterborough. The first part was opened in 1892. In 1916 it became the Catholic Pro-Cathedral and one of the largest buildings in town with transepts being added. In the early days it was thought that Peterborough would become a significant rail hub for South Australia, but this did not eventuate, and the Cathedral was moved to Port Pirie in 1952.