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{{Short description|Australian bishop (1926–2020)}}
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'''Sir Desmond Charles Moore''' {{Post-nominals|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 [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Alotau-Sideia|Alotau-Sideia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], in 1970, serving until his retirement in 2001.<ref name=Catholic-Hierarchy.org>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoored.html|title=Bishop Desmond Charles Moore|publisher=[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]|accessdate=3 June 2020}}</ref> He was appointed [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE) in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Tribute to the late Bishop Des Moore MSC. |date=2020-06-28 |work=[[Missionaries of the Sacred Heart|MSC Magazine]] |url=https://www.misacor.org.au/index.php/item/3365-a-tribute-to-the-late-bishop-des-moore-msc-he-would-have-been-a-bishops-50-years-on-july-2nd |url-status=live |access-date=2021-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203352/https://www.misacor.org.au/index.php/item/3365-a-tribute-to-the-late-bishop-des-moore-msc-he-would-have-been-a-bishops-50-years-on-july-2nd |archive-date=24 June 2021 }}</ref>
On 2 June 2020, Moore died in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], at the age of 94.<ref name=Catholic-Hierarchy.org/>
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