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==Early life== |
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Mariu was of [[Ngati Tuwharetoa]] descent |
Mariu was of [[Ngati Tuwharetoa]] descent. He was baptised in the church of [[St Werenfried]] at [[Waihi Village]], on the southern shore of [[Lake Taupo]]. He received his sec ondary education at [[Hato Paora College|Hato Paora College, Feilding]]. He joined the [[Society of Mary (Marists)|Society of Mary]] and studied for the priesthood at Mt St Mary's Seminary, Greenmeadows. Mariu spent time at the Marist [[novitiate]] at Highden in 1972. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 April 1977 by Bishop [[Edward Russell Gaines]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland|Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland]]. He did parsih work in [[Napier and [[Whangarei]] and in Maori pastoral care and was for three years on the staff of Hato Paora College (1980-1982).<ref name="NZCatholic">"Heart problems affected Bishop Mariu all his life", ''NZ Catholic'', Dec. 25, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006, p. 2.</ref> |
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==Episcopacy== |
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Beginning in 1981, [[Te Hahi Katorika ki Aotearoa]], the national Catholic [[Māori]] body, supported by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, lobbied for seven years for a Māori bishop. Despite their preference for a personal prelature with specific responsibility for Māori, Mariu was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 30 January 1988 and was ordained a bishop on 19 May 1988 by Edward Russell Gaines who had become Bishop of Hamilton (principal consecrator) with [[Thomas Stafford Williams|Cardinal Williams]] and Bishop Finau SM of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga]] as co-consecrators. The ordination was an great ceremony combining Māori and Catholic ritual on the Catholic marae [[Te Papa o Te Aroha]] in [[Tokoroa]] in the presence of 1,500 people.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=167}} Mariu was the first [[Māori]] to be ordained a Catholic bishop. Later in 1988, Bishop Mariu and [[Edward Russell Gaines|Bishop Gaines]] made their [[Ad Limina|Ad Limina visit]] to Rome and met [[Pope John Paul II]]. The Pope referred to Mariu as the ''Bambino Bishop'' because of his relative youth. In 2001 Te Runanga o te Hahi Katorika requested the establishment of a Catholic Māori Diocese and the appointment of a Māori [[ordinary]]. This has not yet come about.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=168}} On the death of Bishop Gaines on 6 September 1994, Mariu was named Diocesan Administrator while the process of selecting a new ordinary was begun. He administered the Diocese until [[Denis George Browne|Bishop Browne]], until then [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland|Bishop of Auckland]], was installed as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton|Bishop of Hamilton]] on 27 March 1995.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=172}} |
Beginning in 1981, [[Te Hahi Katorika ki Aotearoa]], the national Catholic [[Māori]] body, supported by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, lobbied for seven years for a Māori bishop. Despite their preference for a personal prelature with specific responsibility for Māori, Mariu was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 30 January 1988 and was ordained a bishop on 19 May 1988 by Edward Russell Gaines who had become Bishop of Hamilton (principal consecrator) with [[Thomas Stafford Williams|Cardinal Williams]] and Bishop Finau SM of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga]] as co-consecrators. The ordination was an great ceremony combining Māori and Catholic ritual on the Catholic marae [[Te Papa o Te Aroha]] in [[Tokoroa]] in the presence of 1,500 people.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=167}} Mariu was the first [[Māori]] to be ordained a Catholic bishop. Later in 1988, Bishop Mariu and [[Edward Russell Gaines|Bishop Gaines]] made their [[Ad Limina|Ad Limina visit]] to Rome and met [[Pope John Paul II]]. The Pope referred to Mariu as the ''Bambino Bishop'' because of his relative youth. In 2001 Te Runanga o te Hahi Katorika requested the establishment of a Catholic Māori Diocese and the appointment of a Māori [[ordinary]]. This has not yet come about.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=168}} On the death of Bishop Gaines on 6 September 1994, Mariu was named Diocesan Administrator while the process of selecting a new ordinary was begun. He administered the Diocese until [[Denis George Browne|Bishop Browne]], until then [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland|Bishop of Auckland]], was installed as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton|Bishop of Hamilton]] on 27 March 1995.{{sfn|O'Sullivan & Piper|2005|p=172}} Mariu usually resided in Tokoroa after becoming bishop.<ref name="NZCatholic"/> |
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Mariu died in Auckland on 12 December 2005 at the age of 53 having suffered from coronary problems for some years. He was taken to [[Turangawaewae Marae]] in [[Ngaruawahia]], then to Hamilton's Catholic |
Mariu died in Auckland on 12 December 2005 at the age of 53.<ref>''Respected Maori Bishop passes away'', TVNZ News, Tuesday December 13, 2005 [http://tvnz.co.nz/content/639257/423466.xhtml] (retrieved 20 February 2011)</ref> having suffered from coronary problems (beginning when he was in training at greenmeadows seminary) for some years. He was taken to [[Turangawaewae Marae]] in [[Ngaruawahia]] at the request of [[Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu]], then to Hamilton's Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary where his body lay, and then to his home marae at [[Waihi Village]]where he had been baptised 53 years earlier. On 15 December [[Denis Browne (bishop)|Bishop Browne]], with eight brother bishops, celebrated the [[Requiem Mass]] in the Hamilton Cathedral. Mariu was buried at Waihi Village after a Mass on 16 December 2005.<ref>">"Bishop Mariu farewelled"", ''NZ Catholic'', Dec. 25, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006, p. 3.</ref> |
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Born | Taumarunui New Zealand | 12 August 1952
Died | Auckland New Zealand | 12 December 2005
Max Takuira Matthew Mariu SM (1952-2005) was the Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, New Zealand (1988-2005). He was the first Māori to be ordained a Catholic bishop.
Early life
Mariu was of Ngati Tuwharetoa descent. He was baptised in the church of St Werenfried at Waihi Village, on the southern shore of Lake Taupo. He received his sec ondary education at Hato Paora College, Feilding. He joined the Society of Mary and studied for the priesthood at Mt St Mary's Seminary, Greenmeadows. Mariu spent time at the Marist novitiate at Highden in 1972. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 April 1977 by Bishop Edward Russell Gaines, Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland. He did parsih work in [[Napier and Whangarei and in Maori pastoral care and was for three years on the staff of Hato Paora College (1980-1982).[1]
Episcopacy
Beginning in 1981, Te Hahi Katorika ki Aotearoa, the national Catholic Māori body, supported by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, lobbied for seven years for a Māori bishop. Despite their preference for a personal prelature with specific responsibility for Māori, Mariu was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton by Pope John Paul II on 30 January 1988 and was ordained a bishop on 19 May 1988 by Edward Russell Gaines who had become Bishop of Hamilton (principal consecrator) with Cardinal Williams and Bishop Finau SM of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga as co-consecrators. The ordination was an great ceremony combining Māori and Catholic ritual on the Catholic marae Te Papa o Te Aroha in Tokoroa in the presence of 1,500 people.[2] Mariu was the first Māori to be ordained a Catholic bishop. Later in 1988, Bishop Mariu and Bishop Gaines made their Ad Limina visit to Rome and met Pope John Paul II. The Pope referred to Mariu as the Bambino Bishop because of his relative youth. In 2001 Te Runanga o te Hahi Katorika requested the establishment of a Catholic Māori Diocese and the appointment of a Māori ordinary. This has not yet come about.[3] On the death of Bishop Gaines on 6 September 1994, Mariu was named Diocesan Administrator while the process of selecting a new ordinary was begun. He administered the Diocese until Bishop Browne, until then Bishop of Auckland, was installed as Bishop of Hamilton on 27 March 1995.[4] Mariu usually resided in Tokoroa after becoming bishop.[1]
Writer
Mariu was a biographer of Wiremu Te Awhitu SM (1914-1994), the first Māori to be ordained a Catholic Priest.[5]
Death
Mariu died in Auckland on 12 December 2005 at the age of 53.[6] having suffered from coronary problems (beginning when he was in training at greenmeadows seminary) for some years. He was taken to Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia at the request of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, then to Hamilton's Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary where his body lay, and then to his home marae at Waihi Villagewhere he had been baptised 53 years earlier. On 15 December Bishop Browne, with eight brother bishops, celebrated the Requiem Mass in the Hamilton Cathedral. Mariu was buried at Waihi Village after a Mass on 16 December 2005.[7]
- Catholic Hierarchy website, Bishop Max Takuira Matthew Mariu SM (retrieved 20 February 2011).
Notes
- ^ a b "Heart problems affected Bishop Mariu all his life", NZ Catholic, Dec. 25, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006, p. 2.
- ^ O'Sullivan & Piper 2005, p. 167.
- ^ O'Sullivan & Piper 2005, p. 168.
- ^ O'Sullivan & Piper 2005, p. 172.
- ^ Mariu, Max T. Te Awhitu, Wiremu Hakopa Toa 1914 - 1994, Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007 [1]
- ^ Respected Maori Bishop passes away, TVNZ News, Tuesday December 13, 2005 [2] (retrieved 20 February 2011)
- ^ ">"Bishop Mariu farewelled"", NZ Catholic, Dec. 25, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006, p. 3.
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