The Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin (Dioecesis Dunedinensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Its cathedral and see city are located in Dunedin, the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed on 26 November 1869 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Wellington, before it was elevated to an archdiocese.
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Bishops of Dunedin
editTenure | Incumbent | Leben |
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1869–1895 | Patrick Moran | (1823–1895) |
1896–1918 | Michael Verdon | (1838–1918) |
1920–1957 | James Whyte | (1868–1957) |
1957–1985 | John Patrick Kavanagh | (1913–1985) |
1985–2004 | Leonard Anthony Boyle | (1930–2016) |
2004–2018 | Colin David Campbell | (b. 1941) |
2018–present | Michael Dooley | (b. 1961) |
Current bishops
edit- Michael Dooley, seventh Bishop of Dunedin
- Colin David Campbell, Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin.
Other bishops
editCoadjutor bishops
edit- Hugh John O'Neill (1943–1949), did not succeed to see
- Leonard Anthony Boyle (1983–1985)
Auxiliary bishop
edit- John Patrick Kavanagh (1949–1957), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- James Michael Liston, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Auckland in 1920
Cathedral
editSecondary schools
editSee also
editExternal links and references
edit- Catholic Diocese of Dunedin Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "Diocese of Dunedin". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
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