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==Episcopacy==
==Episcopacy==
Drennan was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011.<ref name=CH/> He was ordained bishop on 11 June 2011<ref name="welcom1"/> in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=1915 |title=Ordination of Monsignor Charles Drennan |publisher=Diocese of Palmerston North |date=01 June 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2011 }}</ref> His Principal Consecrator was his predecessor, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop [[Barry Philip Jones]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch|Christchurch]] and Archbishop [[Mark Coleridge]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn|Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese]]. Drennan succeeded to the [[Episcopal see|see]] on 22 February 2012, following the retirement of Peter Cullinane.<ref name=CH/>
Drennan was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011.<ref name=CH/> He was ordained bishop on 11 June 2011<ref name="welcom1"/> in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=1915 |title=Ordination of Monsignor Charles Drennan |publisher=Diocese of Palmerston North |date=01 June 2011 |accessdate=6 June 2011 }}</ref> His Principal Consecrator was his predecessor, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop [[Barry Philip Jones]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch|Christchurch]] and Archbishop [[Mark Coleridge]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn|Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese]]. Drennan succeeded to the [[Episcopal see|see]] on 22 February 2012, following the retirement of Peter Cullinane.<ref name=CH/> His liturgical installation will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on 17 March 2012.<ref>[http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=2018 "Vatican Announcement - Bishop Charles Drennan succeeds Bishop Peter Cullinane as Ordinary of the Diocese of Palmerston North", ''Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North website''] (retrieved 23 February 2012).</ref>



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The Reverend


Charles Drennan

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
ProvinceWellington
DiocesePalmerston North
Orders
Ordination14 June 1996 (Priest) in Rome
Consecration11 June 2001 (Bishop)[1] in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North
Personal details
Born
Charles Edward Drennan

(1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 63)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materHoly Cross Seminary, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Propaganda College, Rome

Charles Edward Drennan (born 23 August 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand), is the Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand (2012-present)

Early life

Drennan was raised by an Anglican father and a Catholic mother.[2] He attended St Teresa's School (Riccarton), Kirkwood Intermediate School[2] and Christ's College. At St Teresa's, the nine-year old Drennan was introduced by a teacher to the book Promises to Keep by Dr Tom Dooley about the Vietnam War. This book impressed Drennan, who was even then thinking of becoming a priest, with the notion of service.[2]

After finishing university he spent a three-year period travelling overseas and worked for a period in a Ryder-Chesire home in India for tuberculosis patients, special needs adults and children whose parents had leprosy. There he made the decision to become a Roman Catholic priest.[3] He studied for the priesthood at Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel for two years[4] before being sent by his bishop, John Meeking of Christchurch, to Rome to complete his training at Propaganda College, as well as later undertaking postgraduate studies there.[2]

Priesthood

Drennan was ordained a priest in Rome for the Diocese of Christchurch on 14 June 1996. Drennan also became an Ascribed Rosminian - he belongs to the Institute of Charity (Rosminians) as a diocesan priest.[3] He returned to New Zealand and served as a priest in the parishes of Hoon Hay and Timaru.

After his post-graduate study in Rome, he was on the staff of Holy Cross Seminary and Good Shepherd College in Auckland. He was then invited to work in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State where he spent seven years. His main role was writing speeches and talks for the Pope. Drennan's period there covered the final years of Pope John Paul II and the election and first four years of Pope Benedict XVI.[2]

Drennan said that working at the Vatican was "intense, finely focused and hugely stimulating. I met some wonderful people there - priests and lay, working in the Vatican".[2] At the request of Bishop Barry Jones, Drennan returned to Christchurch in 2010. Just before leaving the Vatican, he accompanied the Pope on a visit to the Czech Republic, during which they discussed the Church in New Zealand.[2] In Christchurch, Drennan held the title of Monsignor and the position of Diocesan Chancellor of the Diocese of Christchurch.[5]

He also held the positions of Administrator of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral,[6] Parish Priest of St Anne’s Parish, Woolston and chair of the Council of Priests.[7]

Episcopacy

Drennan was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011.[1] He was ordained bishop on 11 June 2011[2] in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North.[8] His Principal Consecrator was his predecessor, Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Bishop Barry Philip Jones of Christchurch and Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese. Drennan succeeded to the see on 22 February 2012, following the retirement of Peter Cullinane.[1] His liturgical installation will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on 17 March 2012.[9]


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
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 Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North
2011 - 2012 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by 2nd Bishop of Palmerston North
2012 - present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Charles Edward Drennan". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "New bishop coming but not quite yet". Wel-com. 282: 13. 2011. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b "Bishop welcomes new deputy". Wel-com: 12. 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Norris, Peter Joseph (1999). Southernmost Seminary: The story of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (1907-1997). Auckland: Holy Cross Seminary. pp. 110, 112, 118, 121, 164.
  5. ^ "Msgr Charles Drennan profile". Vatican Information Service.
  6. ^ Otto, Michael (23 February 2011). "Christchurch Catholic Cathedral partially destoyed in earthquake". NZ Catholic. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Council of Priests". Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Ordination of Monsignor Charles Drennan". Diocese of Palmerston North. 01 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Vatican Announcement - Bishop Charles Drennan succeeds Bishop Peter Cullinane as Ordinary of the Diocese of Palmerston North", Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North website (retrieved 23 February 2012).

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