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Whyte went to [[Sydney]] in 1892 and was appointed a professor at [[St Patrick's College, Manly]].<ref name="ODT"/> mmediately after ordination, O'Neill was sent to Rome where he studied [[canon law]] at the [[Pontifical Lateran University]] (the Apollinaris) and resided at the [[Pontifical Irish College|Irish College]].<ref name="ODT"/> He returned to New Zealand in 1923 and was appointed Professor of Canon Law and [[Scholastic Philosophy]] at Holy Cross College. He held that post from 1923 till 1934 when the [[Vincentian Fathers]] took over the seminary. In 1934 he became parish priest at Mosgiel. In 1939 he was appointed chaplain at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru]]. While he held that post he was also Dominion organiser of the Pontifical Missionary Works, the Propogation of the Faith, the Holy Childhood, and the Missionary Union of the Clergy.<ref name="ODT"/> |
Whyte went to [[Sydney]] in 1892 and was appointed a professor at [[St Patrick's College, Manly]].<ref name="ODT"/> After leaving that position he was assistant priest at St Benedict's Church and at [[St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney|St Mary's Cathedral]]. In Sydney, he also held the positions of Archdiocesan Inspector of Schools and [[Chancellor]] of the Sydney archdiocese. He was also the first resident priest of [[Stanmore, Sydney|Stanmore]].<ref name="ODT"/> |
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mmediately after ordination, O'Neill was sent to Rome where he studied [[canon law]] at the [[Pontifical Lateran University]] (the Apollinaris) and resided at the [[Pontifical Irish College|Irish College]].<ref name="ODT"/> He returned to New Zealand in 1923 and was appointed Professor of Canon Law and [[Scholastic Philosophy]] at Holy Cross College. He held that post from 1923 till 1934 when the [[Vincentian Fathers]] took over the seminary. In 1934 he became parish priest at Mosgiel. In 1939 he was appointed chaplain at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru]]. While he held that post he was also Dominion organiser of the Pontifical Missionary Works, the Propogation of the Faith, the Holy Childhood, and the Missionary Union of the Clergy.<ref name="ODT"/> |
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| Born | 12 October 1868 Kilkenny  Ireland |
| Died | 26 December 1957 Dunedin  New Zealand |
James Whyte (1868–1957) was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (1920-1957).
Early life
Whyte was born in Kilkenny, Ireland on 12 October 1868. [1] He spent six years (from 1886-1892) in ecclesiastical training for the priesthood at St Kieran's College, Kilkenny.[1] He was ordained a priest in Kilkenny on 3 July 1892.[1]
Career
Whyte went to Sydney in 1892 and was appointed a professor at St Patrick's College, Manly.[1] After leaving that position he was assistant priest at St Benedict's Church and at St Mary's Cathedral. In Sydney, he also held the positions of Archdiocesan Inspector of Schools and Chancellor of the Sydney archdiocese. He was also the first resident priest of Stanmore.[1]
mmediately after ordination, O'Neill was sent to Rome where he studied canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University (the Apollinaris) and resided at the Irish College.[1] He returned to New Zealand in 1923 and was appointed Professor of Canon Law and Scholastic Philosophy at Holy Cross College. He held that post from 1923 till 1934 when the Vincentian Fathers took over the seminary. In 1934 he became parish priest at Mosgiel. In 1939 he was appointed chaplain at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru. While he held that post he was also Dominion organiser of the Pontifical Missionary Works, the Propogation of the Faith, the Holy Childhood, and the Missionary Union of the Clergy.[1]
Episcopate
Early in 1943, O'Neill received the news of his appointment as Coadutor Bishop of Dunedin.[2] He was consecrated Titular Bishop of Bareta and Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin by Archbishop O'Shea of Wellington on 25 March 1943.[2] He resigned the office of coadjutor in 1946 because of ill health. For a time he acted as Vicar-General of the Wellington archdiocese and in 1950 his health improved sufficiently for him to lead the national pilgrimage to Rome for the Holy Year[1], but as his health became worse he was forced to relinquish active duties altogether.[2]
Death
He died on 27 December 1955 of a coronary attack at the age of 57 years.[2] His body lay in state at St Joseph's Cathedral until a solemn requiem mass was celebrated on 30 December 1955, attended by all the hierarchy of New Zealand, and a large concourse of clergy and laity[2]
See also
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