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Sir Desmond Charles Moore KBE (12 May 1926 – 2 June 2020) was an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Born in Thebarton, South Australia, Moore was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He was appointed bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea, in 1970, serving until his retirement in 2001.[1] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1996.[2]
On 2 June 2020, Moore died in Sydney, New South Wales, at the age of 94.[1]
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- ^ a b "Bishop Desmond Charles Moore". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "A Tribute to the late Bishop Des Moore MSC". MSC Magazine. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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