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History of the Christian Brothers

The Christian Brothers were founded in Waterford Ireland in 1802 by Edmund Ignatius Rice who was beatified in Rome in 1996. He was a wealthy committed Catholic businessman noted for his charity towards the poor. The death of his wife shortly after the birth of a handicapped daughter was a catalyst in his life. It deepened his spirituality which made him more aware of the needs of the marginalised especially young boys who lacked education in faith, literacy, numeracy and often lacked the basic necessities of life. He established schools for these boys despite the fact he had no teacher training and was in his early forties. Gradually other men, often businessmen like himself, joined him inspired by his charity and compassion. Other schools spread rapidly throughout Ireland. By the time of his death in 1844 his considerable fortune had been spent in establishing schools. In his own life time schools had been set up in England, and by the turn of the century schools were founded in America, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Christian Brothers arrived in New Zealand in 1876 and, in that year opened a secondary school in Dunedin, the Christian Brothers School. Schools associated with the New Zealand Christian Brothers are:

• Christian Brothers High School [1], Dunedin
• Christian Brothers Junior School [2], Dunedin
• Edmund Rice College[3], Rotorua
• Fatima Vocational School, Banz Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
• John Paul College[4], Rotorua
• Kavanagh College [5], Dunedin
• Liston College [6], Waitakere City, Auckland
• Nukutere College, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
• St Edmund's School [7], South Dunedin
• St Kevin's College [8], Oamaru
• St Patrick's Primary School [9], Oamaru
• St Paul's High School [10], Dunedin
• St Peter's College [11], Epsom, Auckland
• St Thomas of Canterbury College [12], Christchurch

Notable Christian Brothers

• Br Allen: the assistant to the Superior-General of the Christian Brothers visited Christian Brothers School in 1939.

• Br Darryl Justin Anderson (b. 1949): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1968; Christian Brother 1968-1969.

• Br Leo Eugene Barry (b. 1935): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1953; made his final profession in 1960; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1956; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland 1957–1960 (Form 3L); transferred to Australia in 1961; taught at St. Patrick's College, Strathfield.

• Br J F Beeden: taught at Christian Brothers High School 1934 -1939 and then transferred to Oamaru, where he taught at St Patrick's Primary School, Oamaru; in 1973 in Dunedin, "three old boys [of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin], Brothers Ryan, Lynch and Mills, along with a highly respected teacher, Brother Beeden, celebrated their Golden Jubilee".

• Br Laurence Alvin Bent (b. 1934): educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, Sydney; entered the Christian Brothers in 1952; made his final profession in 1959; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1954 - 1960; transferred to Australia in 1960.

• Br G Bilich: taught at Christian Brothers High School 1950-1955; transferred in 1955 to St Edmund's School.

• Br Patrick Regis Bloom (1904- ?): educated in Toowoomba; entered Christian Brothers in 1920; final profession in 1928; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1959; transferred to Australia in 1960.

• Br Fursey Bodkin (1843 - 1929): Born near Tuam, County Galway, Ireland; leader of the first New Zealand Christian Brothers Community; together with Bros Dunne, Healey and McMahon, landed at Port Chalmers from the "Arawata" on 02 April, 1976; he founded, and was the first principal of, Christian Brothers School, Dunedin, 1976 - 1886; in 1886 he was moved to Melbourne; served another term as principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1897 - 1898; in 1929, " ... in his 87th year and in the 71st of his religious profession, the venerable founder of the school fifty-three years before, went to his reward. He had been some years prior to his death in Western Australia".

• Br Edward Camillus Boreham (b. 1915) BA: educated Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin and at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian brothers in 1932; made final profession in 1940; taught in Dunedin from 1941; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1944; back in Dunedin again from 1953 until 1959; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1960; in 1961 transferred to Australia; taught at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, New South Wales; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1963; Christian Brother 1932 - 1963.

• Br F P Bowler (died 1970): Principal of Christian Brothers School 1917-1923; transferred in 1923 to Adelaide; foundation teacher at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1927; returned to Dunedin for 75th anniversary of the college in 1951; visited the school in 1961 "to renew acquaintances".

• Br Paul Alonzo Boyd (b. 1933); educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1945-1951); entered the Christian Brothers in 1953; made his final profession in 1960; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1958, 1959 and 1961 - 1964; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1960 was teaching at St Peter's College, Auckland; returned to Chrisitan brothers High School, Dunedin in 1962; was Rector of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1972-1974; taught at Edmund Rice College Rotorua 1970s/1980s (?); member of the Auckland Christian Brothers Community in 1995.

• Br S Boylan: taught at Christian Brothers High School 1933 - 1935; transferred to Melbourne.

• Br C Brady: principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1905-1910.

• Br H T P Breach Dip. Ed (Auck): taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1939-1944; transferred to Sydney 1944; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1953; joined staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1954; returned to Australia; in 1960 was teaching at St Kevin's College, Toorak, Melbourne.

• Br P A Brennan BA: senior science master and Principal of Waverley College, Sydney until 1926; foundation teacher at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1927.

• Br A Broadstreet (or Bradstreet (preferred by O'Neill)) came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers High School in 1892 and was transferred to Brisbane in 1902.

• Br G Brophy: born in Ashburton; taught at Christian Brothers High School 1929 - 1935; was "an outstanding swimmer and coach"; transferred to Ballarat in 1935.

• Br F Myron Byrne (b. 1927): educated at Christian Brothers College, North Melbourne; entered the Christian Brothers in 1944; made his final profession in 1952; transferred to Australia in 1992.

• Br Christopher Bosco Cahill (b. 1944): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1959-1960); entered the Christian Brothers in 1964; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1967; Christian Brother 1964-1975.

• Br F Cameron: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin and later taught there. ]].

• Br J Carden: came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers School and was on the staff from February to October, 1885.

• Br Carlson: arrived at Christian Brothers School in 1901.

• Br P Carew: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1924; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1929.

• Br J L Carey: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, leaving in 1934.

• Br A Carlson: taught at Christian Brothers High School from 1901

• Br C C Carroll: taught at Christian Brothers High School from 1936.

• Br F Carroll: educated at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br J C Carroll, BA, MusB: One of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College, Auckland; he had been teaching at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1935; in 1960 he was " .... at Manly, New South Wales after a number of years at Oamaru".

• Br J I Carroll BA: at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1972.

• Br Ian Robert Carroll (1939-2000): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1950? - 1957?; entered the Christian Brothers in 1958; was a foundation Christian Brother at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1961-1962 and also taught there in 1964 and 1968; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland 1963; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1963 and 1967 - (?); between the years 1968 and 1976, he went to Papua New Guinea, teaching at Fatima Vocational School, Banz (Western Highlands Province) and there carried out work with the local equivalent of "street kids"; " ... made a significant contribution to the Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea."; he remained in Papua New Guinea for 26 years.

• Br Richard Ignatius Carroll (b. 1942): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1953-1958; entered the Christian Brothers in 1961; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin in 1964(?); taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965-1968; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in period 1965 -1973(?); Christian Brother 1959 - 1974.
• Br M D Cervetto: (died 1954) taught at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin from 1935 and was principal 1939-1944; in January 1945, he was transferred to Queensland where he became Superior of the Chrisitan Brothers' school in Rockhampton; died in 1954 at Indooroopilly, Queensland.

• Br Clancy: Superior-General of the Christian Brothers visited New Zealand in 1952; on 6 February, he visited {Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers High School]], Dunedin.

• Br Marty De Porres Connell (b. 1946); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1957-1964; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1968; Christian Brother 1964 - 1976.

• Br Raymond Bonaventure Connolly (1918-1992) MA: educated St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1932-1934; entered the Christian Brothers in 1937; made his final profession in 1944; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1945; left the college in 1952 to teach at St Edmund's School, Dunedin; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1960-1968(?) ; at St. Kevin's College in 1969; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in the 1970s (?); died at the age of 73, buried at South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br Conway: came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers High School in 1881; made his novitiate at Dunedin and taught there until 1885.

• Br N S Cook: taught at Christian Brothers High School 1946-1949; transferred to Australia in 1949.

• Br Simon Germaine Coughlan (1920-1993); educated St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1943; made his final profession in 1949; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1955 and 1956; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in (from?) 1957; was a member of the first Christian Brothers Community at Nukutere College, Rarotonga from 1976; died aged 72 in 1993; buried at the South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br T Cusack: taught at Christian Brothers High School, first coming to the school in 1898; was still on the staff in 1910.

• Br Vincent Nicholas Cusack (1912-2004): educated at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; went to St Patrick's College, Strathfield to became a Christian Brother in 1933; he started off as a lay brother ( (which meant that he did not wish to teach but rather do manual work) made his final profession in 1944; in 1938-1939 and 1943-1944 he was at Tardun Farm School in Western Australia and in 1940-1941, 1945-1948 and 1957-1960 he was at Clontarf Orphanage, also in Western Australia; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland to teach in the intermediate; taught at, and was otherwise associated with, St Peter's College for 37 years (1961–1997), died aged 91 in 2004 (buried South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru)

• Br Andrew Dawani from Papua-New Guinea; teacher at Nukutere College, Rarotonga from 2007.

• Br John Stanislaus De Courcy (b. 1950): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Chrisitan Brothers in 1967; made his final profession in 1975; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin in the early 1970's; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in the 1970s; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in late 1970s(?); Christian Brother 1967-1981.

• Br Noel Cuthbert Doherty (b. 1936) BA: educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1950); entered the Christian Brothers in 1954; made his final profession in 1961; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin in 1956; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland from 1960 (transferred from St Edmund's College, South Dunedin); taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1970, 1972 and 1980; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1972; seventh principal of St Peter's College 1975-1980; taught at Liston College in the 1980s (?); Christian Brother 1954-1991; now retired from teaching.

• Br J G Donaldson: taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br Grahame Gonzaga Donaldson (b. 1933); educated by the Christian Brothers at Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin and at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1945-1951); entered the Christian Brothers in 1952; made his final profession in 1959; taught in Australia for some years before he was transferred to the new vice-province of New Zealand in 1960, coming from Christian Brothers' College, Bundaberg, Queensland; was on the staff of St Peter's College, Auckland 1960 - 1965; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1967-1973; taught in New Zealand until 1990; from 1992 until 2007 was the Catholic chaplain at Dunedin Prison.

• Br Paul Vincent Donnelly (b. 1965): educated at Liston College, Auckland, entered the Christian Brothers in 1985; Christian Brother 1985-1992.

• Br Leo Francis Doolan (b. 1920): educated at Christian Brothers College, Essendon, Victoria, Australia; entered the Christian Brothers in 1944; made his final profession in 1952; transferred to Australia.

• Br P Doonan: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1924.

• Br T I Dowd: in 1926 toured country districts to solicit donations for the building of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; foundation teacher at St Kevin's from 1927.

• Br Dowdall: came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers High School in 1881; returned to Melbourne in 1888.

• Br William Hofbauer Dowling (b. 1939): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1953); entered the Christian Brothers in 1958; made his final profession in 1964; taught at [[Kavanagh College|St Edmund's School in 1961; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1962; transferred to St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1963; returned to St Peter's College in 1964; 26 years teaching at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1976-2002; now teaching at / Edmund Rice Sinon Secondary School, a Christian Brothers School in Arusha, Tanzania.

• Br D Drake: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland.

• Br James Eamon Duffy (b. 1932): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1943 -194?; entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; made his final profession in 1963; taught at St Peter's College at various times from 1967 (coming from Rockhampton, Queensland); finally stopped teaching at St Peter's College in 1992; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1975; taught at Liston College in the 1980s.

• Br John Borgia Duffy (1910-?) BA, B.Ed(Hons): educated at Waverley College, Sydney; entered Christian Brothers in 1926; made final profession in 1935; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1958; returned to Australia in 1962.

• Br Dunne (b. ?): born in Ireland (?); member of first New Zealand Christian Brothers Community in Dunedin from 1876; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, from 1976.

• Br Denis Francis Edgar (b. 1941); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1953-1957; entered the Christian Brothers in 1960; made his final profession in 1966; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1963-1964; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1964; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1968-1971 and 1977; Christian Brother 1960-1977.

• Br A Egan: " ... brother of Br B Egan, and later Father Egan - he took the place of his brother and was on the staff of [ Christian Brothers School ] from 1878 until October 31st, 1884.

• Br B Egan: came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers School in 1878.

• Br C Egan: educated and taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br Peter Liam Ellis (b. 1936): educated at St. Joseph's Nudgee College, Brisbane; entered the Christian Brothers in 1954; made his final profession in 1959; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1957; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1958; transferred to Australia in 1959.

• Br T Enright: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br C Fanning: taught at Christian Brothers High School; left the school in 1920 and returned in 1932 until 1934.

• Br Desmond Hugh Fay (b. 1923): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1943; made his final profession in 1950; was Principal of St Edmund's School, Dunedin 1963-1968.

• Br Brian De Porres Fitzgerald (b. 1945): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Chrisitan Brothers in 1963; Chrisitan Brother 1963-1969.

• Br Brian (Peter) Eulogius Fitzgerald (1920-2004) BA: educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1932-1935); entered the Christian Brothers in 1937; made his final profession in 1945; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1946 - 1953 and 1967 - ; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1954; died aged 84 in 2004; buried in Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br L C Fitzgerald: educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1947-1948).

• Br Thomas Gerard Fitzpatrick (1889- ?): entered the Christian Brothers in 1908; made his final profession in 1916; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1959; transferred to Australia in 1960.

• Br W G Fitzpatrick: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1930.

• Br M C Flaherty: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1949 1952; transferred to St Edmund's School, Dunedin in 1952

• Br J F Fogarty (died 1927): taught at Christian Brothers High School from 1894; organised sport was first introduced by him; was Principal of Christian Brothers School 1899 - 1904.

• Br Michael Paul Follas (b. 1954); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1965-1971; entered the Christian brothers in 1972; made his final profession in 1982; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1980 and 1981; also taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua; in 2008 he is the business manager for a school in Sombetini, Arusha,Tanzania.

• Br Furan : at Christian Brothers School about 1900.

• Br Eric Evangelist Fraser (1909-1964): educated at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1924; made his final profession in 1934; taught at Christian brothers School, Dunedin in 1935 and 1936; taught (especially mathematics) at Waverley College, Sydney from 1936; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1949; transferred in 1955; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1959; returned to St Peter's College in 1960; and remained there until he died aged 54 in 1964; buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland.

• Br Graeme Sarto Frawley (b. 1937): educated at St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane; entered the Christian Brothers in 1955; made his final profession in 1962; transferred to Australia in 1969.

• Br Michael Angelus Frost (1937-1965): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1949-1951; entered the Christian Brothers in 1955; made his final profession in 1961; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1960-1965; died aged 29 in 1965 as the result of a climbing accident; buried at the Anderson Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

• Br D Fry: taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br William Peter Galland (b. 1945): educated at Christian Brothers College, Essendon, Victoria, Australia; entered the Christian Brothers in 1962; at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru}} from 1973; transferred to Australia in 1975.

• Br N T Geffery: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1952.

• Br A Geraghty: taught at Christian Brothers High School; he was on the staff in 1910.

• Br Gettons: Rector of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1936 - 1938; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, from 1939.

• Br Anthony Eugenio Gherardi (1938 - 1998) BA, Dip.Ed: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1949? - 195?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; made his final profession in 1963; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1963; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; taught at Nukutere College, Avarua, Cook Islands; Director of Catholic Education, Cook Islands 1989-1987; died aged 60 in 1998; buried at the Old Cathedral cemetery, Avarua.

• Br Norman Campion Gillies (1939-2007): educated Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; made his final profession in 1964; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965 - 1969; deputy principal at St Peter's College, Auckland in early 1980s; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1980s (?);sixth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1988-1994; principal at Nukutere College, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1998 - 2000); established a charitable trust at Nukutere College to ensure regular income for the college; at the time of his death on 21 November 2007, was a member of the Murupara Christian Brothers Community; funeral was on Saturday, 24 November 2007 at Murupara and he was buried in the Rotorua Public Cemetery.

• Br R S Glenn (b. 1923): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1941; made his final profession in 1948; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1961; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1964; transferred to Australia.

• Br S I Goggins: taught at Christian Brothers High School from 1923.

• Br H C Gore: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1929; then taught at Christian Brothers High School, leaving in 1933.

• Br F A Grealy: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1932.

• Br Gyger: Principal at St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney 1938 - 1942; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1949; transferred in 1957; he returned to Australia; in 1960 was at Toowoomba, Queensland.

• Br Hanlon: was on the staff of St Edmund's School, Dunedin, when it opened in 1949 and in 1950.

• Br Michael James Benignus Hanrahan (1877 - 1953): Born in St Bathans, Otago, New Zealand; educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; founded, and was first headmaster of, St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Sydney in 1928; Provincial for the Christian Brothers in Australia and New Zealand in 1930s; visited New Zealand in 1936 (and subsequently); attended the 60th anniversary celebration of Christian brothers High School, Dunedin in 1936; he negotiated the establishment of St Peter's College, Auckland with James Michael Liston, the seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland.

• Br Hardesty, BA: joined the staff of St Peter's College, Auckland in 1940; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1942; transferred to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1944; returned to Australia?

• Br John Hay: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland; made final profession as a Christian Brother on Christmas Day, 1959.

• Br Healey (b. ?): born in Ireland (?); member of first New Zealand Christian Brothers Community in Dunedin from 1876; taught at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin from 1876.

• Br Hede: joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1944; transferred in 1956; returned to Australia; " ... appointed Superior of Young, New South Wales early this year [1960] ... ".

• Br Francis Placidus Henery OBE (1912-1987): educated at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1928, made his final profession in 1937; ; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1940s and in 1955 and 1956(?); taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin from its opening in 1949; was Principal there 1952-1954; taught at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin from 1957 and was the Principal there 1962-1967; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1955 and 1956 (?); at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1957 - 1979(?) (in 1975, in Dunedin, "Br F P Henery, an Old Boy [of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin], marked 50 years as a Christian Brother, including 20 years of secondary teaching at St Paul's. His many outside interests - rugby, cricket and tramping also included a term as President of the Otago Cricket Association".); at Liston College in 1980s until 1986/1987 (?); died aged 75 in 1987 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)

• Br Hennessy: visited Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1908.

• Br J M Hessian (1910-1976) B.Sc, M.A.C.E.: educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin, and was Principal there 1962-1967; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1968; he was teaching there in mid-1970's; at the beginning of 1976, " ... Brother Hessian transferred as Rector to St Kevin's College. He had made a real impact on returning to his old school after many years in Australia. He was principal when the new St Paul's St Paul's High School, Dunedin ], was opened (in 1964) and, as host to the 1966 celebrations [i.e. the 90th anniversary of the arrival of the Christian brothers in Dunedin], was keenly looking forward to the centennial [in 1976]. However, he died suddenly in Christchurch [on 08 May 1976] just a month before. He had been living at the Provincialate in Christchurch for some years"; he died aged 65 in 1976; buried in Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br P I Hickey: the Provincial of the Christian Brothers who, in 1925, with Bishop Whyte of Dunedin, inspected various sites for the establishment of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru and chose the "Redcastle" estate in Oamaru as the site.

• Br E M Higgins: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, 1914-1928, transferred to Sydney.

• Br Desmond Azevedo Hill (b. 1931): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin and St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1946-1951) ; entered the Christian Brothers in 1950; made his final profession in 1957; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1958; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in (from?) 1960; was at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1962 and was Principal there from 1969-; taught at Liston College in 1970s/early 1980s (?); Christian Brother 1950-1984.

• Br P C Hill: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland.

• Br J J Honner: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1939.

• Br Vincent Andrew Howell (b. 1940): educated by the Christian Brothers at St Thomas College, Clifton Hill, Melbourne (?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1953; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1970; made his final profession in 1960; transferred to Australia.

• Br T R Hughes (died 1913): third principal of Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1888 - 1890.

• Br Jerome Timothy Hughes (b. 1943) BA: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1954? - 1960?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1961; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin 1964-1966; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1966; taught at St Peter's College from mid-1967; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1973; Christian Brother 1961-1976.

• Br Reginald Edward Humphries (b. 1939): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; did not make his final profession; taught at St Edmunds School, South Dunedin, in 1960; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1961 (Form I Blue); Christian Brother 1957-1961; retired school administrator living in British Columbia, Canada.

• Br Terry Felix Hunter (b. 1940): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1951? - 1958?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1959; made his final profession in 1965; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1962; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch, 1963 and 1964; taught at St Peter's College 1965; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in period 1966 -1971(?); Christian Brother (1959 - 1977).

• Br T G Hunter: taught at Christian Brothers High School .

• Br E Hynes: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, 1920 - 1926.

• Br Walter Frederick Ives (b. 1934): educated Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1954; made his final profession in 1960; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1956-1959 ; taught at St Edmund's School, South Dunedin in 1961; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1969 - 1976; teaching at Liston College in 1983 (?); from August 1998 at the Christian Brothers formation community in Arusha, Tanzania.

• Br Noel Thaddeus Jeffery (b. 1927): educated by the Christian Brothers at Parade College, Melbourne; entered the Christian Brothers in 1949; made his final profession in 1957; taught at Christian Brothers High School 1955 - 1957; transferred to Australia in 1977.

• Br Anthony Dominic Johnston (b. 1946): educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1982-1990s(?).

• Br A J Johnston: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1950; taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br J F Jordon: taught at Christian Brothers High School from 1953.

• Br E D Joyce: educated and taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1909; made his final vows at Christmas 1917 in Dunedin with Brother Marlow.

• Br Vincent Innocent Jury (b. 1933) B.Sc (Hons) (in pure and applied mathematics) (Sydney); M.Sc (Otago?)(1962): spent his boyhood at the city end of Remuera, was an altar boy at the nearby St Michael's church, Remuera; attended St Peter's College, Auckland from 1944 to 1948; in 1948, two weeks after his 15th birthday, he embarked on a flying boat in Auckland harbour and flew for seven hours to Sydney to train as a Christian Brother; he did not see his family again for nine years; entered the Christian Brothers in 1950 (the first old boy of St Peter's College to do so (?)); made his final profession in 1958; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1959-1966; taught at St Peter's College 1967-1974; Deputy Principal at St Paul's High School, Dunedin (later incorporated into Kavanagh College) 1975 - 1981; fifth Principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1982 - 1988; and was founding Principal of Kavanagh College, Dunedin 1989 - 1992 (he was the last of 23 Christian Brother principals at the Rattray Street site (from 1876); pastoral worker, Christian Brothers outreach in Murupara, Bay of Plenty (1992 - 2008). " ... [Brother Jury wrote] of the Brothers' work in Murupara: 'the Brothers Community is involved in four main area of activity: working with Maori Youth, energising Parish activities (there is no resident priest), the Edmund Rice Programme and General Community involvement' "; in February 2008, Bro. Jury celebrated his diamond jubilee as a Christian Brother with a thanksgiving Mass at St Michael's, Remuera. This was followed by a gathering in the parish hall for family, friends and Christian Brothers; he is a keen tramper, loves travelling, especially by train, and has a love for New Zealand's forests. "Generations of boys remember him playing his saxophone at school liturgies, college balls and at any other opportunity".

• Br Paul Kikisi from Papua-New Guinea; teacher at Nukutere College from 2006.

• Br O S Killian: One of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College, Auckland in 1939; transferred to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1942; transferred to Sydney in 1944.

• Br V Lark: taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br V Larkin: taught at Christian Brothers High School 1950 - 1956.

• Br P A Lather: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1928.

• Br Lathey: joined the staff of St Peter's College, Auckland in 1940; he returned to Australia; in 1960 was at Toowoomba, Queensland.

• Br Brian Joseph Lauren (b. 1942): educated at, and was dux of, Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1961; made his final profession in 1967; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland from 1964?; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1974; Rector of St. Kevin's 1979-1995; Province Leader of New Zealand and the Cook Islands 1996-200); Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers (2007- ); in 2007, Chairman of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, the Association of Proprietors of Integrated schools and the Steering Group for New Zealand Catholic Tertiary Education.

• Br J K Lauren: taught at Christian Brothers High School.

• Br L B Le Breton: foundation teacher at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1927.

• Br John Laurence Ledger (b. 1942); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1953-1959; entered the Christian Brothers 1960; Christian Brother 1960-1964.

• Br A A Loftus: Superior-General of the Christian Brothers visited New Zealand in 1967; he visited St Paul's High School High School on 01 June.

• Br B H Louisson: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (in 1940s?); in 1961 located at St Francis Xavier Post Primary School, Bundralis, on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea; " ... [has made a significant contribution to the Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea. [He] has been in the country since 1952 and has held positions of responsibility in the administration of what is now the Papua New Guinea region [of the Christian Brothers?], including Regional Superior.

• Br Gerard Vincent Lovell (b. 1955): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian in 1973; Christian Brother 1973-1977.

• Br B E Lunny: taught at Christian Brothers High School in 1957.

• Br James Bonaventure Lynch (1908—1995) BA: important New Zealand science teacher; born Queenstown; educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; went to Australia in 1923 to become a Christian Brother; made final profession in 1933; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1944; transferred to Dunedin in 1945; and was Principal 1948-1950; transferred to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1951; arrived back in Dunedin in 1957; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland from 1959(?) until 197?; in 1973, "three old boys [of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin], Brothers Ryan, Lynch and Mills, along with a highly respected teacher, Brother Beeden, celebrated their Golden Jubilee. The New Zealanders left together for Australia in 1923"; died aged 86 in 1995 (buried South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru) (he is the subject of Sam Hunt's poem, "Brother Lynch")

• Br K F Lynch: joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1949 ("to teach the junior classes"); went to Australia; in 1960 was at Yeppoon, Queensland.

• Br B F Magee (died 1942): first joined the staff in Dunedin in 1884; fourth principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1890 - 1893; taught at the school until 1917; in 1926 travelled to Dunedin for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Christian brothers School, Dunedin; first Rector of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1927-1933.

• Br G M Maguire: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1922 - 1924.

• Br Ian T Mahon (b. 1933) MA(Hons): (known to students at St Thomas of Canterbury College as "Pluto"): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1952; made his final profession in 1959; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1957; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1958 - 1960 and 1966 and 1967; was Principal there 1974-1988(?); foundation Christian Brother at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961-1965 and also taught there 1968-1972; Christian Brother 1952-1994.

• 'Br A Maloney: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1935

• Br P Maloney: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, leaving in 1933.

• Br Peter Claver Marlow (1892 - 1965); educated Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; became a Christian Brother in 1908 and made his final profession at Christmas 1917, in Dunedin; in August 1959, New Zealand was formed into a Vice-Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and Br Marlow was appointed as First New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers; was Provincial 1959 - 1965; was present at opening of the new buildings at St Paul's High School, Dunedin in 1964; was a frequent visitor to St Peter's College, Auckland and other New Zealand Christian Brothers' Schools in the early 1960s, for example, "[Thursday 3rd November, at St Peter's], Brother Marlow ... addresses the classes on the subject of religious vocations; he tells us of the crying need for Catholic teachers, not only in New Zealand, but throughout the whole world."; died aged 73 on Christmas Day, 1965, buried at Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br Perry Neri Mason (b. 1931): educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1954); entered the Christian Brothers in 1959; made his final profession in 1965; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1962 - 1969; taught at Fatima Vocational School, Banz, Papua New Guinea for a period between 1969 and 1975; Christian Brother 1959 - 1975.

• Br J C May: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1928.

• Br John Nicholas Melia (b. 1937): educated at Monastreven, Ireland; entered the Christian Brothers in 1955; made his final profession in 1962; Christian Brother 1955-1994.

• Br Laurence Cajetan McAllan (b. 1900): educated at Christian brothers School, Dunedin; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1928; a member of the Rotorua Christian Brothers community at the time of his death aged 65 in 1965; buried in the Rotorua Public Cemetery.

• Br M D McCarthy (1881-1973): born and educated in Ireland; entered the Christian Brothers in 1896 and made his final profession in 1904; associated with St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from its beginnings in 1927: " ... as Consultor to the Christian Brothers he had much to do with the choice of the site and the purchase of the property"; commenced teaching at St Kevin's in 1930; Principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1933-1938 and 1945-1947; Rector of St. Kevin's College 1939 - 1945; from 1932, persons who wished to study for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel , the major seminary for New Zealand, did preparatory study in Latin and Greek and also, for some, in English, at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru under Brother McCarthy. Many of these students were in their twenties and unused to study. For the first month or so Brother McCarthy would only take them for half a day so that they could get accustomed to study and use some of their free time to learn Latin and Greek vocabulary; remained at St Kevin's College until his death in 1973, " ... at the advanced age of 92 years, seventy six of them as a Christian Brother.

• Br James Ignatius McClintock (1910-1985): educated at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin; became a Christian brother in 1925; final profession in 1935; taught in Melbourne and Sydney; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1944; taught at St Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1945; in 1960 was at Waverley College, Sydney; was foundation principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1961 - 66; taught at St Peter's College 1967 - 1985; died aged 75 in 1985; buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland.

• Br William Gerard McCombie (b. 1942): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1961; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland 1964-1966; Christian Brother 1961-1967.

• Br W M McCrossan: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1932.

• Brother Terence Vitus McErlane (b. 1924): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1943; made his final profession in 1950; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1960 and 1961; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1962; Principal of Nukutere College, Rarotonga 1976 - 1981.

• Br McEvoy: came from Australia to join the staff of Christian Brothers High School in 1878 or 1883; transferred to Ballarat in 1889.

• Br J A McIntosh: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1936.

• Br John Paul McKean (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1952? - 195?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1962; made his final profession in 1968; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1965; taught at John Paul College, Rotorua|Edmund Rice College]], Rotorua in period 1965 -1971(?); at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1973; was a foundation teacher at Liston College. "The College (Liston College) opened on 7 February, 1974 with a staff of two Christian Brothers, Br Wellsmore and Br McKean and 72 foundation pupils. The pupils were divided into Form One 'J' and Form One 'M'. These initials stood for Archbishop Liston's Christian names - James Michael. Classwork began immediately and homework was set on the first day."

• Br I T McMahon (b. ?): born in Ireland (?); member of first New Zealand Christian Brothers Community in Dunedin from 1876; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, from 1876.

• Br Patrick Aiden McManus(1918-2001) BA, Dip.Ed, (known to the pupils as "Jiggs"): educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1937; made his final profession in 1944; joined the Staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1945; transferred to Dunedin in 1954; Principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1956-1961; Rector of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1961-1967; New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers 1972 -1984; died in 2001 at the age of 83; buried in South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br Michael Joseph McMenamin (b. 1952); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1963 - 1969; entered the Christian Brothers in 1973; made his final profession in 1979; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1977-1979; Christian Brother 1973-1993.

• Br Philip Giles McNamara (b. 1922): educated at Cromwell District High School; entered the Christian Brothers in 1941; made his final profession in 1949; transferred to Australia.

• Br J McQuillan: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1909.

• Br Joseph De Porres McRae (b. 1929): educated by the Christian Brothers (?) in Geelong, Victoria; entered the Christian Brothers in 1952; made his final profession in 1959; transferred to Australia in 1993.

• Br Robert John McRae (b. 1957); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1968 - 1974; a member of the first Christian Brothers community at Nukutere College, Rarotonga; Christian Brother 1975 - 1976.

• Br L McSweeney: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, leaving in 1924; returned in 1955

• Br Richard Ligouri McSweeney (b. 1925) BA, Dip.Ed: educated in Brisbane; entered the Christian Brothers in 1943; made his final profession in 1950; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in the early 1950s; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1954; transferred in 1955 to Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin; taught again at St Peter's College 1957 - 1959; transferred to Dunedin 1960-1961; returned to St Peter's College finally for the 1962 and 1963 years (Form IVL); returned to Australia in 1964 (to Christian Brothers' College, Warwick, Queensland).

• Br Patrick Theodore McSweeney (1914-1979): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1928-1930; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1946; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1948; in 1960 he was "in Dunedin"; returned to Dunedin in 1967; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1979; died at the age of 64 in 1979; buried at Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br C. D. Mills (b. 1907): joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1942 (transferred from St. Kevin's College, Oamaru); left St Peter's College in 1952; was teaching at St Edmund's School, Dunedin from 1955; went to Australia; in 1960; was at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

• Br Gerard De Sales Mills (b. 1907) (known to the brothers as "Rardy Mills"): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; in 1923 went to Australia to become a Christian Brother; made final profession in 1932; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1968; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?);in 1973, "three old boys [of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin], Brothers Ryan, Lynch and Mills, along with a highly respected teacher, Brother Beeden, celebrated their Golden Jubilee. The New Zealanders left together for Australia in 1923"; he celebrated his 100 years of age in 2007.

• Br G S Mills: foundation teacher at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1927; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1929; in 1930 he was transferred to St Patrick's Primary School, Oamaru; was principal of St Edmund's School, Dunedin, 1955-1957 (?).

• Br K Moloney: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Maurice Peter Moloney (b. 1905): educated at Manly, Sydney; entered the Christian Brothers in 1925; made his final profession in 1932; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1956; transferred in 1959 to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; returned to Australia in 1960 to teach in Sydney.

• Br W A Moloney: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, leaving in 1942.

• Br Thomas Aquinas Monagle (1928-1983) (MA in French): educated in Melbourne (St. Kevin's College, Toorak (?)); entered the Christian Brothers in 1945; made his final profession in 1953; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1947 and transferred to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1948; transferred to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1950; returned to St Peter's College in 1952 and remained there until 1966; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin 1967; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1968; he was the Deputy Principal of Liston College in 1981, 1982 and 1983 until his death; died in 16 February 1983 (Ash Wednesday) aged 54, buried St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland; Brother Monagle was an important teacher at St Peter's College, Liston College and other schools; a leading New Zealand teacher of French; arranged for student visits from Tahiti to St Peter's College and student exchanges; organised the North train boys and travelled on the train each afternoon from the 1960s; mounted a successful campaign for the North train to stop on the St Peter's College boundary, and therefore was the principal creator of the Boston Road railway station; On his death, a newspaper in Papeete published an obituary honouring him by calling him "Un Ami Meconnu" (a little-known friend) of French Polynesia; died in 16 February 1983 (Ash Wednesday) aged 54, buried St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland.

• Br N X Monaghan: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1934.

• Br Kevin Flavian Moncur (b. 1949); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1961-1967; entered the Christian Brothers in 1968; made his final profession in 1974; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch, 1976-1979 (?).

• Br J N Moore (died 1941): taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, arriving in 1888; he was later transferred, but returned in 1908 and remained on the staff until 1917; organised a bazaar and "art union" in Dunedin to defray the expenses of establishing St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; from 1928 taught at St Patrick's Primary School, Oamaru, which opened in that year; died in Hobart, Tasmania in 1941.

• Br James Alexis Morris (1910 - 1998): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1925; final profession in 1935; joined staff at Christian Brothers High School in 1936; in same year, commenced teaching at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; second principal of St Peter's College, Auckland 1945-1947; in 1948 returned to Dunedin; in 1951, transferred to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; in 1960 was in charge of the Training College at Box Hill, Melbourne; returned to St Peter's College in 1961 and taught there until 1964; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in period 1965 -1971(?); died aged 87 in 1998; buried Anderson Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

• Br Peter Gregory Mullane: (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1952-1958; entered the Christian Brothers in 1960; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.

• Br P V Mullin (b. 1942); educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1961; taught at [[Kavanagh College|St Paul's High School, Dunedin; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1974; Christian Brother 1961-1975.

• Br C Mulrooney: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br J A Murphy BA (died 1966): originally came from Ireland; principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1923 (May)-1928; the school celebrated its 50 years in 1926; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1929; returned to Ireland in 1949.

• Br B Murray (died 1898): second principal of Christian Brothers School Dunedin, 1886 - 1888.

• Br Don Magnus Murray (b. 1932): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1946-1948); entered the Christian Brothers in 1951; made his final profession in 1958; taught at Christian brothers High School, Dunedin; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1959; transferred at the end of 1963 to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; spent some time between 1968 - 1976 at Fatima Vocational School, Banz, Papua New Guinea; in 2007, a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru.

• Br J B Nagle: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1939-1946.

• Br Nunan: taught at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1878-1883.

• Br Desmond Chanel O'Brien (b. 1937): educated at Gore High School; entered the Christian Brothers in 1959; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1962; Christian Brother 1959-1965.

• Br D O O'Conner: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1930.

• Br M M O'Conner Principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1929-1932; second Rector of St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1933-1935; in 1958, visited Dunedin and " ... renewed many old acquaintances".

• Br P O'Connor: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin and later taught there.

• Br W O'Conner: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin and later taught there; entered the Christian Brothers in 1908.

• Br David Michael "O'Dea (b. 1951): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1970; Christian Brother 1970-1974.

• Br T O'Doherty: taught (transferred from Hobart, Tasmania) at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1920 - 1922.
• Br Michael Joseph O'Donnell (b. 1958); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1969 - 1975; Christian Brother 1978 - 1983.

• Br D F O'Donoghue (died 1906): fifth principal of Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1894-1896 (but O'Neill says that he was Principal June 1893-July 1894)

• Br David Garnier O'Donoghue (b. 1912): educated in Adelaide; entered the Christian Brothers in 1940; made his final profession in 1947; joined the staff of St Peter's College, Auckland in 1942: "[Brother O'Donoghue] commence[d] a long period at the school during which he endeared himself to many boys by his earnestness and gentleness, particularly with the backward pupils. Br O'Donoghue began technical work in the woodwork room which was very generously furnished by His Lordship [the Bishop]"; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1945; transferred to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1950-1955; back in Dunedin in 1966; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1967 and 1968, 1978-1983; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua; transferred to Australia in 1987.

• Br J D O'Donoghue (died 1922): was on the staff of Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1910, and was Principal there 1911 - 1913.

• Br F. P. O'Driscoll (died 1964): taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, first arriving there in 1891; foundation principal of St Peter's College, Auckland (1939 - 1944) and the superior of the foundation St Peter's College Christian Brothers community of five brothers; after he left St Peter's College at the end of 1944, " ... he moved to Western Australia where he was to continue his good work by founding other Colleges and setting them on their feet as he had done so well here in Auckland. Brother O'Driscoll's parting was regretted by many. As one of his ex-pupils, Mr Devon Hearn, has expressed it: 'He combined a wonderful teaching ability with a benevolent yet severe discipline and won our respect and loyalty. Indeed, he won the respect of all those he came in contact with, and obtained for the college a prestige that was out of all proportion to its years of existence'; died in Perth, Western Australia in August, 1964

• Br O'Hare: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, coming to the school at Easter, 1887 until 1892<O'Neill, p. 38</ref>, returning to Australia in 1901.

• Br Desmond Ambrose O'Hehir (b. 1939): educated at St. Augustine's College, Yarraville, Victoria; entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; made his final profession in 1964; transferred to Australia in 1969.

• Br E O'Higgins: joined the staff at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1915; "took charge of Fourth Class"; "was widely known for his class "museum".

• Br M O'Higgins (died 1942): at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin when he died in 1942.

• Br Arthur Edwin O'Kane: (b. 1927); educated Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1953; made his final profession in 1960; in Australia until 1960 when he returned to New Zealand; spent time on the staff of the juniorate; was on the staff of Fatima Vocational School, Banz, Papua New Guinea between 1968 and 1972; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1973; a member of the Auckland Christian Brothers Community in 1995

• Br James Patrick P O'Malley (1909-1987): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1924; made his final profession in 1933; taught at Christian Brothers School, Dunedin, arriving first in 1934, and arriving for the second time in 1938; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1934-1937.

• Br John Didicus O'Neill (b. 1936) (also known as J.C. O'Neill) BA, Dip. Ed: educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1951-1952); entered the Christian Brothers in 1956; made his final profession in 1962; began his teaching career in Australia in 1957; taught at Christian Brothers College, Bundaberg, Queensland until 1960; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland from 1961; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua from 1965; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1971; taught at Liston College 1991 - 1994 (while living in the Mangere Christian Brothers Community- the last Christian Brother to teach at Liston College (?)); in 2007 was head of Mathematics and Economics at Nukutere College, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands and (until 2008) Christian Brothers Community leader there; Catholic chaplain at the Rarotonga prison maintaining " ... a vigorous outreach to those who are paying the debt of their wrong-doing."

• Br B O'Ryan (died 1962): principal of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin 1914 - 1916; in 1920, he was transferred to Ipswitch, Queensland.

• Br John O'Shea: Christian Brothers' "Cluster Leader" for New Zealand(2007- present); born in Australia; he was Principal of St Dominic's College, Penrith, St Edmund's College, Canberra and St Patrick's College Strathfield; was a member of the New South Wales Province Leadership Team from 1996 until 2002; from 2002 until 2007, he was a parish assistant in Bungendore Parish in rural ACT.

• Br J B O'Sullivan: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1929 - 1935; was " ... a brilliant scientist ... [and] ... was most active in the literary and debating society; transferred to Strathfield, Sydney in 1935.

• Br W J Owens: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1939; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from beginning of the second term, 1944; in 1949 he was transferred to Australia.

• Br Francis William Perkins (b. 1952): educated St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1971; made his final profession in 1977; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1974-1978; taught at Liston College after 1978 - early 1980s (?); principal at Nukutere College, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 2000-2004; in 2007 he is in the Philippines " ... currently exploring the establishment of the second [Christian Brothers] community ...".

• Br Anthony Pratt (b. 1948): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1967; Chrisitan Brother 1967-1976.

• Br John Paschal Prendergast (b. 1937): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1948? - 1955?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1955; made his final profession in 1962; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1961; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1962 - 1970s (?); eighth principal of St Peter's College (1981-1988) (first old boy to hold the position); Christian Brothers outreach in Murupara, Bay of Plenty (1989-1992); Nukutere College, Avaura, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1993–2001); 2002 at Saint Bakita Formation Centre in Kitale, North West Kenya; in 2007, a pastoral worker in Otorohanga.

• Br A Prunster: supervised the building operations in relation to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1926; foundation teacher at St Kevin's from 1927, but was soon obliged by ill health to return to Australia.

• Br D Punton: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Maurice Venard Quirke (b. 1936): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1947-1953; entered the Christian Brothers in 1954; made his final profession in 1961; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1956 and 1958-1961; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru 1962 - 1965; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin 1965; at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1966; Christian Brother 1954 - 1966.

• Br J G Ramsey (died 1950): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; was accidentally killed during a science demonstration at St. Laurence's College, South Brisbane.

• Br Rapp: one of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College, Auckland; he came from Sydney; he returned to Australia?

• Br M F Redmond: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin, arriving in 1908; was still on the staff in 1910.

• Br W R Redmond: was "at" Christian Brothers School, Dunedin, before 1908; transferred to Australia in 1908; returned to the Christian Brothers School 1910 - 1913; "visited Dunedin for a month" in 1966.

• Br John Virgil Riley (1908-1978): educated in Hobart; entered the Christian Brothers in 1932; made his final profession in 1939; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1959; left St Peter's at the end of 1959 to become Vice-Rector at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; died 6 August 1978 aged 78, buried in Rotorua Public Cemetery

• Br A Robinson: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Paul Malcolm Robertson (b. 1957): MA (Anthropology - Auckland); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1969-1975; entered the Christian Brothers in 1976; made his final profession in 1982; as at 2008, he was the last Christian Brother to teach at St Peter's College, Auckland 1982 - 2007 (26 years) - as a year 8 teacher, Director of Special Character and Head of Religious Studies, Dean of year levels including the Senior Deanship, Deputy Principal, Associate Principal and Acting Principal); attended Christian Brothers Teachers Training College, Melbourne (1976 - 1978); teacher at St Edmund's School, South Dunedin (1979 - 1981); Member of the St Peter's College Leadership Team and the St Peter's College Board of Trustees (1990–2007); In 2007, Deputy Province Leader of the New Zealand Province of the Christian Brothers, he lived in the Edmund Rice Community Auckland, a community for tertiary students from the Edmund Rice Network who want to live a community life, closely associated with the development of the Edmund Rice Network in New Zealand and responsible for vocations promotion, the NZ schools student leadership program, the India Immersion programme and Edmund Rice Volunteers; In July 2007 he left St Peter's College on his appointment as a Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

• Br John Gilbert Rodgers (1917-1965): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; went to Strathfield 1933; entered the Christian Brothers in 1936; made his final profession in 1943; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1945 - 1955 and 1960 - 1964; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1959; died aged 49 in 1965; buried in South Hill Public Cemetery, Oamaru.

• Br Michael Rowbotham (b. 1948): educated by the Chrisitan Brothers at Parade College, Melbourne; entered the Christian Brothers in 1967; made his final profession in 1973; transferred to Australia in 1973.

• Br Ignacy Jean Rubisz (1949-2005): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1961-1967; entered the Christian Brothers in 1968; made his final profession in 1974; mathematics teacher at St Peter's College, Liston College, Nukutere College St Paul's High School, Dunedin, and other schools; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in late 1970s until 1982(?); taught at Liston College 1983 - 1988; member of Edmund Rice Community, Westport (2000? - 2004?); in 2005, was teaching at Nukutere College, Rarotonga; died aged 56 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October), buried at the Old Cathedral cemetery, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

• Br G E Ryall (1910-1980): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered Christian Brothers in 1925; final profession in 1935; began teaching in Dunedin in 1955; taught at St. Kevin's College from 1957; he was teaching in Dunedin in 1974, at St Paul's High School, Dunedin, "School Mass held in the Cathedral to honour Br. G E Ryall and other Old Boy jubilarians on their 50 years as Christian Brothers. Br Ryall had been "teaching at St Paul's for more than 20 years' "; died aged 70 in 1980; buried in Anderson's Bay cemetery, Dunedin.

• Br B C Ryan: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Benjamin Everard Ryan (b. 1920): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1934-1936); entered the Christian Brothers in 1939; made his final profession in 1946; first taught at St Peter's College in the late 1940s; in 1949 went from St Peter's College to Rome; back at Christian Brothers High School 1956-1960; in 1960 was in charge of the New Zealand Juniorate at Morven, South Canterbury; sixth Principal of St Peter's College, Auckland (1966 - 1974); at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1974; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1977 and 1980; Principal of Nukutere College, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1982 - 1988); from 2004 he did administrative work at Nukutere College; he retired in 2007 and resides in the Christian Brothers community at Nukutere College; in July 2006, Br Ben Ryan was honoured as he celebrated 70 years as a Christian Brother at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Stewart O’Connell in St Joseph’s Cathedral, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The local newspaper reported that, including his time as principal, Brother Ben had taught for 22 years at the school:

• Br J A Ryan : foundation teacher at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1927; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1933 - 1938; transferred back to Oamaru in 1938; known as "Big Digger" at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; returned to Dunedin in 1948; in 1949 was transferred back to Oamaru.

• Br N Ryan: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1902 until 1908.

• Br Patrick Celestine Ryan (1909-1996) BA, (known as "Wee Digger" at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru and "Paddy" at St Peter's College, Auckland): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; went to Australia in 1923 to become a Christian Brother; entered the Christian Brothers in 1924; made his final profession in 1934; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1933 and was Rector there 1945-1950; Principal of Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1951-1953 (he took ill in the third week of the 1952 school year and did not teach for the rest of the year, Br Watson being temporarily appointed acting Principal); school celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1951; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1954; fifth Principal of St Peter's College 1957-1965; second New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers from 1965; in 1973, "three old boys [of Christian Brothers School, Dunedin], Brothers Ryan, Lynch and Mills, along with a highly respected teacher, Brother Beeden, celebrated their Golden Jubilee. The New Zealanders left together for Australia in 1923"; returned to teach at St Peter's College in the 1980s; "Has there ever been a better maths teacher than Paddy Ryan? Mind you, he scared the hell out of us in 1961 or 62 when he misread the news on the radio and said that the Cuban missile crisis had lead to war"; died aged 86 in 1996, buried at Anderson's Bay Cemetery, Dunedin.

• Br E Sandys: educated Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Michael Benignus Scanlan: (b. 1935) B.Sc, Dip.Ed: educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; taught at St Paul' High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1954; made his final profession in 1960; second principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College (1967-1972); at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1974; New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers 1984-1996; from 1996 occupied in teaching and administration at Saint Bakhita Formation Centre in Kitale, North West Kenya; Christian Brothers Community leader at Nukutere College, Rarotonga (2008 - present).

• Br Michael Luke Scott: (b. 1944); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1955-1961; entered the Christian Brothers in 1963; made his final profession in 1970; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin 1966 - ; taught at St Peter's College 1968 - (?); taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch in 1972 and 1973; at {{St. Kevin's College, Oamaru]] from 1974; Christian Brother 1963 - 1994.

• Br Neville Aquinas Sevicke-Jones (b. 1950): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1968; Christian Brother 1968-1972.

• Br M A Sheahan MA: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Raphael Gervase Shanahan (b. 1924): educated at Middlepark, Melbourne; entered the Christian Brothers in 1942; made his final profession in 1949; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1957; was Principal of St Edmund's School, Dunedin 1958-1960; in 1960 was at St Edmund's School South Dunedin; transferred to Australia in 1961.

• Br Michael Alwin Sheahan (b. 1929) MA: born in Victoria, Australia; educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat(?); entered the Christian Brothers in 1947; made his final profession in 1954; arrived in New Zealand in 1949; was on the staff of St Edmund's School, Dunedin, from its opening in 1949 and in 1950; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1951 until 1958; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland 1959-1962 and 1980-1988; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1962-1966; Principal of Christian Brothers Juniorate (1966-1967); Principal of the Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin (1968 - 1973) (when he left that position, he had spent 20 of the previous 25 years teaching at that college); at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1974; Principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (1975 - 1980); at St Peter's College in the 1980s, he taught Mathematics and Accounting, edited the school magazine, organised Housie, helped run the tuckshop, and managed the 1st eleven soccer team; returned to Australia in 1990.

• Br Christopher Michael Shearer (b. 1938): educated at St. Augustine's College, Yarraville; entered the Christian Brothers in 1955; made his final profession in 1965; transferred to Australia in 1979.

• Br John Henry Shepherd (1939-2000) B.Sc, Dip.Ed: educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1950 - 1957; entered the Christian Brothers in 1958; made his final profession in 1964; taught at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1967; Principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1979 - 1981; taught at Liston College 1983, 1984, and 1987; also at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1987; died aged 66 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October); buried at Green Park Cemetery Dunedin.

• Br Shoebridge: taught at St Peter's College in 1940s/1950s; returned to Australia; in 1960 he was at Tamworth, New South Wales.

• Br Rex Anthony Sisson (b. 1937): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1948-1955; entered the Christian Brothers in 1956; made his final profession in 1962; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1961 and 1963; principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now John Paul College) (1969 - 1974); principal of Liston College (1980 - 1985)(when Br Sisson became Principal, the roll of Liston College was 380 boys with 28 staff including five brothers).

• Br Skehan: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1937; one of the five foundation Christian Brothers of St Peter's College, Auckland in 1939; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; he came to St Peter's College from St. Kevin's College, Oamaru where he first taught in 1936; he was probably Australian; transferred to Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin in 1949; he returned to Australia in 1949 and in 1960 was " ... Superior at Mt Carmel College, Charters Towers, Queensland".

• Br Anthony Leo Smith (b. 1939): educated at St. Augustine's College, Yarraville, Victoria; entered the Christian Brothers in 1957; made his final profession in 1964; transferred to Australia in 1969; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College and at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in the 1960s; transferred to Australia in 1969.

• Br Leo Francis Smith (b. 1945): educated at St. Augustine's College, Yarraville, Victoria, Australia; entered the Christian brothers in 1961; at [[St. Kevin's College in 1971; made his final profession in 1970; transferred to Australia in 1973.

• Br W. R. Smith: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1946; in 1947 the Christian Brothers High School orchestra (comprising 110 players) was under his direction; third Principal of St Peter's College, Auckland 1948- 1953 (established the first school orchestra); Principal of Christian Brothers High School 1954 and 1955; transferred to Australia in 1956; in 1960 was in Ireland.

• Br W F Spillane: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1946 - 1949; in 1949, he was transferred to Oamaru; returned to Dunedin in 1951 to teach at St Edmund's School; transferred back to Oamaru in 1953.

• Br Ray Clement Stedman (b. 1940): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1962; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1967; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in period 1965 -1966(?); Christian Brother 1962-1967.

• Br Leigh Vincent Stewart (b. 1948): educated at St Paul's High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1966; Christian Brother 1966-1969.

• Br Victor Antonine Sullivan (1921-2001): educated in Timaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1947; made his final profession in 1954; head of the intermediate at St Peter's College 1955 - 1960; Principal of St Edmund's School, Dunedin 1961-1962; first Principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now Edmund Rice College), Rotorua 1963-1968; at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1969; Principal of St Edmund's School, South Dunedin for 18 years; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?); died aged 80 in 2001; buried at the Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br Neville Anthony Symons (b. 1952): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1970; Christian Brother 1970-1973.

• Br Edward John Thorpe (b. 1929): educated at Auckland Grammar School; entered the Chrisitan Brothers in 1973; made his final profession in 1973; taught (as a lay teacher) at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1965 and 1966 (especially History and English); taught (as a Christian Brother) at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1970-1972; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in its final year, 1987; Christian Brother 1967-1995; associated from 1991 with the Edmund Rice Youth Support Trust (its aim was to provide appropriate housing and give to give general support to young people who were in trouble with the law but had shown some indication that they wished to change their way of life).

• Br J Tyler: educated and taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Kevin Aquinas Vincent (b. 1941) BA: educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Chrisitan Brothers 1965; taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1969; Christian Brother 1965-1970.

• Br Desmond Cecelius Waigth (b. 1934); educated St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1946-1951); entered the Christian Brothers in 1953; made his final profession in 1960; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin from 1963; third principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch (1973-1978); Christian Brother 1953-1981.

• Br K A Walker: educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1952-1954).

• Br Richard John Walsh (b. 1954): educated Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; entered the Christian Brothers in 1973; made his final profession in 1979; seventh principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch (1994-2000); from 2001 Director of the International Spiritual Centre, Lusaka, Zambia.

• Br K. V. Watson, BSc: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1949; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1951-1953 (he was acting Principal for Br P C Ryan, who was ill, for the 1952 year); fourth Principal of St Peter's College, Auckland (1954-1956); returned to Australia; in 1960 was at Townsville, Queensland.

• Br Peter Claver Watt (b. 1947); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1958 - 1962?; entered the Christian Brothers in 1966; made his final profession in 1973; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1973-1979; taught at St Peter's College 1969-1972 and in 1980; Christian Brother 1966 - 1981; in 2008, he is a lay teacher at St Peter's College, commencing in 1986.

• Br P X Webster: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1934; taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1935-1944; transferred to St Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1944; first Principal of St Edmund's School, Dunedin, 1949-1951

• Br Gary Joseph Wellsmore (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1952 - 1957; entered the Christian Brothers in 1960; made his final profession in 1966; taught at St Edmund's School, Dunedin, in 1963 and at St Paul's High School, Dunedin 1964-1966; taught at Edmund Rice College in 1967 - early 1970s (?); foundation Principal of Liston College (1974-1979) where " ... Brother Wellsmore ... supervised the building programme, the establishment of the curriculae and the development of a unique school spirit. The Christian Brothers' tradition and values underpinned Br Wellsmore's vision for the school. As the school roll grew and the building programme was completed, the college spirit became embedded in the Liston community." taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1981-1985.

• Br J G Willsmore: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br Kevin Xavier Whitburn (b. 1948): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; entered the Christian Brothers in 1966; Christian Brother 1966-1971.

• Br Whiteman: joined staff at Christian Brothers High School in 1948; transferred to St. Kevin's College, Oamaru in 1951; returned to Dunedin in 1953 until 1957; taught at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1940s and late 1950s(?); went to Australia; in 1960 he was at Gregory Terrace, Brisbane.

• Br Gerard Robert Whitley (b.1966): educated in Auckland; entered the Christian Brothers in 1985; Christian Brother 1985-1986.

• 'Br Whitty: came to examine Christian Brothers High School in 1899.

• Br Lawrence Hubert Wilkes (1923-1998): educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1937); entered the Christian Brothers in 1942; made his final profession in 1949; taught for some years in Australia, notably in Brisbane; joined the staff at St Peter's College, Auckland in 1956; taught at St Peter's College for 25 years until 1981; then taught for some years at Liston College (?); Brother Wilkes died in Timaru on 03 March 1998, aged 75; buried Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurch.

• Br H L Williams: taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin 1940 1946.

• Br Michael Vincent Wilson (b. 1953); educated at St Peter's College, Auckland 1964-1969; entered the Christian Brothers in 1970; Christian Brother 1970-1979. taught at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin.

• Br H H Wittig: taught at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru from 1934.

References/Sources

• St Peter's College Magazines, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1960 - 2007 .
• St Peter's College Silver Jubilee 1939 - 1964, Christian Brothers Old Boys Association, Auckland, 1964.
• J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968.
• 1876-1976: The First 100 Years in New Zealand at Christian Brothers School Dunedin, Christian Brothers School Centennial Committee, Dunedin, 1976.
• Redcastle recollections, A Golden Jubilee Volume, St Kevin's College, Oamaru, 1977.
• St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986.
• Graham W.A. Bush, The History of Epsom, Epsom & Eden District Historical Society Inc, Auckland, 2006.
• Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996.
• Liston College, 25th Jubilee Magazine, Liston College, Auckland, 1999.
• Peter Joseph Norris,Southernmost Seminary: The History of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (1900 - 1997), Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland, 1999.
• Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
• Bridget (Anderson) Harrod, 100 Years Catholic Education in Rotorua 1903-2003, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Rotorua, 2003.
• Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
• Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008.

External links

• Edmund Rice Network
• Edmund Rice Justice, New Zealand
• St Peter's College website
• Catholic-hierarchy website
• Catholic Diocese of Auckland
• Catholic Church in New Zealand