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'''James Whyte''' (1868–1957) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin|Dunedin]] (1996-1918). |
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==Early life== |
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Whyte was born in [[Livepool]], [[England]] on 19 December 1838<ref name="ODT">Obituary, Dr Verdon, Bishop of Dunedin, ''Otago Daily Times'', Monday, November 25, 1918, p. 8.</ref>in Liverpool.<ref name="ODT"/> He was ordained a priest on 28 December 1861. July 1892.<ref name="ODT"/> |
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==Career== |
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Verdon went to [[Sydney]] in and was appointed a professor at [[St Patrick's College, Manly]].<ref name="ODT"/> |
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==Episcopate== |
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In 1896 Verdon was appointed Bishop of Dunedin and on December 12 of that year he was consecrated by [[Francis Redwood|Archbishop Redwood]]<ref name="ODT"/> |
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==Death== |
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Verdon died on 22 November 1918. |
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==See also== |
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* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bverdon.html Catholic Hierarchy website: Bishop Michael Verdom]] |
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| NAME = Verdon, Michael |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 December 1838 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Livepool |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 22 November 1918 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Wellington |
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The Right Rev. Michael Verdon , D.D., Bishop of Dunedin, was born in Liverpool, England in 1838, of Irish parents. His father came from County Louth, Ireland, and his mother was sister of Cardinal Cullen. Archbishop of Dublin. He received his early education in St. Vincent's College, Castle-knock, Dublin, conducted by the Vincentian Fathers. In 1855 he proceeded to Rome, where he continued his studies in the Irish College. He was ordained priest in 1861, and appointed a professor in the Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, of which nine years later, he became President, in succession to the Very Rev. Canon Power, who had been appointed Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland. In 1879 he was appointed a canon of the Cathedral Chapter, Dublin, by Cardinal McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin. Owing to the failing health of the Right Rev. Monsignor Kirby, the aged rector of the Irish College at Rome. Dr. Verdon was invited to assist in the government of the College, and remained there until he went to Sydney, in 1888, to take charge of the newly-erected St. Patrick's College at Manley. At the Provincial Council, held in Sydney, in 1895, he was elected by the Bishops of Australia to represent them, and act as their agent in Rome; and, in February, 1896 he had reached Melbourne on his way thither, when he received news of his appointment to the see of Dunedin. He was consecrated Bishop of Dunedin in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, on Sunday, the 3rd of May, 1896, by his Eminence Cardinal Moran, assisted by the Archbishops of Wellington and Melbourne, and the Bishops of Maitland and Christchurch. He died at St Gerard's Redemptorist Monastery, Wellington on 23 November 1918. |
The Right Rev. Michael Verdon , D.D., Bishop of Dunedin, was born in Liverpool, England in 1838, of Irish parents. His father came from County Louth, Ireland, and his mother was sister of Cardinal Cullen. Archbishop of Dublin. He received his early education in St. Vincent's College, Castle-knock, Dublin, conducted by the Vincentian Fathers. In 1855 he proceeded to Rome, where he continued his studies in the Irish College. He was ordained priest in 1861, and appointed a professor in the Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, of which nine years later, he became President, in succession to the Very Rev. Canon Power, who had been appointed Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland. In 1879 he was appointed a canon of the Cathedral Chapter, Dublin, by Cardinal McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin. Owing to the failing health of the Right Rev. Monsignor Kirby, the aged rector of the Irish College at Rome. Dr. Verdon was invited to assist in the government of the College, and remained there until he went to Sydney, in 1888, to take charge of the newly-erected St. Patrick's College at Manley. At the Provincial Council, held in Sydney, in 1895, he was elected by the Bishops of Australia to represent them, and act as their agent in Rome; and, in February, 1896 he had reached Melbourne on his way thither, when he received news of his appointment to the see of Dunedin. He was consecrated Bishop of Dunedin in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, on Sunday, the 3rd of May, 1896, by his Eminence Cardinal Moran, assisted by the Archbishops of Wellington and Melbourne, and the Bishops of Maitland and Christchurch. He died at St Gerard's Redemptorist Monastery, Wellington on 23 November 1918. |
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Revision as of 05:53, 16 December 2010
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| honorific-prefix =
| name = Michael Verdon
| honorific-prefix =
Bishop
| birth_place = Liverpool
United Kingdom
| birth_date = 19 December 1838
| death_date = 22 November 1918
| death_place = Wellington
New Zealand
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| spouse =
| relations =
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| religion = Catholic
}}
James Whyte (1868–1957) was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (1996-1918).
Early life
Whyte was born in Livepool, England on 19 December 1838[1]in Liverpool.[1] He was ordained a priest on 28 December 1861. July 1892.[1]
Career
Verdon went to Sydney in and was appointed a professor at St Patrick's College, Manly.[1]
Episcopate
In 1896 Verdon was appointed Bishop of Dunedin and on December 12 of that year he was consecrated by Archbishop Redwood[1]
Death
Verdon died on 22 November 1918.
See also
References
/Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops /Category:New Zealand religious leaders /Category:New Zealand Roman Catholics /Category:New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops /Category:Irish people /Category:People from Dunedin /Category:Bishops of Dunedin /Category:1838 births /Category:1918 deaths
The Right Rev. Michael Verdon , D.D., Bishop of Dunedin, was born in Liverpool, England in 1838, of Irish parents. His father came from County Louth, Ireland, and his mother was sister of Cardinal Cullen. Archbishop of Dublin. He received his early education in St. Vincent's College, Castle-knock, Dublin, conducted by the Vincentian Fathers. In 1855 he proceeded to Rome, where he continued his studies in the Irish College. He was ordained priest in 1861, and appointed a professor in the Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, of which nine years later, he became President, in succession to the Very Rev. Canon Power, who had been appointed Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland. In 1879 he was appointed a canon of the Cathedral Chapter, Dublin, by Cardinal McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin. Owing to the failing health of the Right Rev. Monsignor Kirby, the aged rector of the Irish College at Rome. Dr. Verdon was invited to assist in the government of the College, and remained there until he went to Sydney, in 1888, to take charge of the newly-erected St. Patrick's College at Manley. At the Provincial Council, held in Sydney, in 1895, he was elected by the Bishops of Australia to represent them, and act as their agent in Rome; and, in February, 1896 he had reached Melbourne on his way thither, when he received news of his appointment to the see of Dunedin. He was consecrated Bishop of Dunedin in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, on Sunday, the 3rd of May, 1896, by his Eminence Cardinal Moran, assisted by the Archbishops of Wellington and Melbourne, and the Bishops of Maitland and Christchurch. He died at St Gerard's Redemptorist Monastery, Wellington on 23 November 1918.