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Joyce was ordained priest on October 31, 1930 in the [[Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch]].<ref name="Press"/> by his uncle [[James Byrne (Australian prelate)|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> |
Joyce was ordained priest on October 31, 1930 in the [[Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch]].<ref name="Press"/> by his uncle [[James Byrne (Australian prelate)|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> He then 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 James Byrne until he died on 11 February 1938. in 1941 Joyce was appointed chaplain to the [[New Zealand Military Forces]] and served with New Zealand troops in [[Tonga]] and [[Fiji]]. In Fiji he was attached to the headquarters of the [[Fiji Infantry Brigade Group]] and was associated with many activities for the promotion of the troops in his area. After his [[demobilisation]] in 1945, Joyce was posted to the reserve of officers with the rank of [[major (rank)|Major]]<ref name="Press"/> He was stationed at the cathedral in Christchurch and engaged in rehabilitation work for returend soldiers. He represented [[Patrick Lyons|Bishop Lyons]] for three years on the Labour Department immigration committee. At the same time he was involved with general Catholic activities being spiritual adviser to the [[Catholic Women's League]] and the Catholic Men's Luncheon Club. Joyce was very involved during the [[Ballentyne's store disaster|Ballentyne's fire tragedy of 1947]] and represented Bishop Lyons at the mass funeral for the victims. Joyce was parish priest at [[Sockburn]] in 1947.<ref name="Zealandia"/> |
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Revision as of 21:51, 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 Sacrament, Christchurch.[1] by his uncle James Byrne the Bishop of Toowoomba.[2] He then 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 James Byrne until he died on 11 February 1938. in 1941 Joyce was appointed chaplain to the New Zealand Military Forces and served with New Zealand troops in Tonga and Fiji. In Fiji he was attached to the headquarters of the Fiji Infantry Brigade Group and was associated with many activities for the promotion of the troops in his area. After his demobilisation in 1945, Joyce was posted to the reserve of officers with the rank of Major[1] He was stationed at the cathedral in Christchurch and engaged in rehabilitation work for returend soldiers. He represented Bishop Lyons for three years on the Labour Department immigration committee. At the same time he was involved with general Catholic activities being spiritual adviser to the Catholic Women's League and the Catholic Men's Luncheon Club. Joyce was very involved during the Ballentyne's fire tragedy of 1947 and represented Bishop Lyons at the mass funeral for the victims. Joyce was parish priest at Sockburn in 1947.[2]
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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