The Dictionary of Australasian Biography/Torreggiani, Right Rev. Elzear
Torreggiani, Right Rev. Elzear, D.D., O.S.F.C, Bishop of Armidale, N.S.W., in the province of Sydney, was consecrated on March 25th, 1879. Prior to coming to Australia the bishop had had large experience of pastoral work in England and the south of Wales. He was Superior of the Capuchin Monastery in Lower Park Road, Peckham, at the date of his appointment.