Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin

Roman Catholic diocese in New Zealand

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin

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.

Bishops of Dunedin

Tenure Incumbent Life
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

  • Michael Dooley, seventh Bishop of Dunedin
  • Colin David Campbell, Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin.

Other bishops

Coadjutor bishops

  • Hugh John O'Neill (1943–1949), did not succeed to see
  • Leonard Anthony Boyle (1983–1985)

Auxiliary bishop

  • John Patrick Kavanagh (1949–1957), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • James Michael Liston, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Auckland in 1920

Cathedral

Secondary schools

See also

External links and references

  • 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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