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'''Edward Michael Joyce''' (1923-1964) was the fourth Catholic bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch|Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]. He was appointed by [[Pope Pius XII]] on 18 April 1950 and died in office on 28 January 1964. |
'''Edward Michael Joyce''' (1923-1964) was the fourth Catholic bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch|Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]. He was appointed by [[Pope Pius XII]] on 18 April 1950 and died in office on 28 January 1964. He was the first priest of the Christchurch diocese to be made a bishop.<ref name="Press">"Death of Bishop Joyce at Age of 59", ''The Press'', 29 January, 1964, p. 14.</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Joyce was born in [[Lyttleton]], [[New Zealand]] in 1923 and spent part of his childhood in [[Loburn, New Zealand|Loburn]]. |
Joyce was born in [[Lyttleton]], [[New Zealand]] in 1923 and spent part of his childhood in [[Loburn, New Zealand|Loburn]]. He trained for the priesthood at [[Holy Cross College (New Zealand)|Holy Cross College, Mosgiel]].<ref name="Press"/> |
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==Priesthood== |
==Priesthood== |
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Joyce was ordained priest on October 31, 1930 in the [[Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramant, Christchurch]].<ref name="Press"/> by his uncle [[James Byrne]] the Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba|Toowoomba]].<ref name="Zealandia">"Sudden Death of Bishop Joyce", ''Zealandia'', 30 January 1964, p. 1.</ref> After ordiantion he spent three years in Auckland and was the chaplain at [[Sacred Heart College, Auckland|Sacred Heart College]], then located in [[Ponsonby, Auckland|Ponsonby]].<ref name="Zealandia"/>. Joyce returned to Christchurch in 1934 to be assistant priest at [[Addington]] and then at [[Riccarton]].<ref name="Press"/> In 1937 he was loaned to the Diocese of Toowoomba where he assisted his uncle until James Byrne died on 11 February 1938. |
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Joyce was ordained priest on October 31, 1930. |
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==Episcopacy== |
==Episcopacy== |
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Revision as of 21:06, 24 January 2011
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| Born | 10 November 1923 Lyttleton  New Zealand |
| Died | 28 January 1964 Christchurch New Zealand |
Edward Michael Joyce (1923-1964) was the fourth Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He was appointed by Pope Pius XII on 18 April 1950 and died in office on 28 January 1964. He was the first priest of the Christchurch diocese to be made a bishop.[1]
Early life
Joyce was born in Lyttleton, New Zealand in 1923 and spent part of his childhood in Loburn. He trained for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel.[1]
Priesthood
Joyce was ordained priest on October 31, 1930 in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramant, Christchurch.[1] by his uncle James Byrne the Bishop of Toowoomba.[2] After ordiantion he spent three years in Auckland and was the chaplain at Sacred Heart College, then located in Ponsonby.[2]. Joyce returned to Christchurch in 1934 to be assistant priest at Addington and then at Riccarton.[1] In 1937 he was loaned to the Diocese of Toowoomba where he assisted his uncle until James Byrne died on 11 February 1938.
Episcopacy
Joyce was appointed a Bishop of Christchurch on 18 April 1950 and was ordained bishop in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on 16 July 1950 by Archbishops McKeefrey and Liston and Bishop Kavanagh.
Death
Joyce died on 28 January 1964 and was buried in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Notes
See also
- Catholic Hierarchy website, Bishop Edward Michael Joyce (retrieved 24 January 2011).
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