On 14 September 2006 Bishop O'Kelly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide and in 2009 he was named Archbishop of Port Pirie, the diocese in northern South Australia where the pioneering Australian Jesuits established numerous schools and churches.
Bishop O'Kelly was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide. This was on 14 September 2006. He was named Archbishop of Port Pirie. This was in 2009. The pioneering Australian Jesuits established numerous schools and churches. Port Pirie was the diocese in northern South Australia.