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On 22 November 2014, [[Pope francis]] accepted the resignation of Bishop Browne and appointed his successor, [[Stephen Lowe (New Zealand bishop-elect|Father Stephen Marmion Lowe]] as the 3rd Bishop of Hamilton. Until recently, Fr Lowe was the director of formation at the National Seminary, Holy Cross College, in Ponsonby, Auckland. While based at the Seminary in Auckland, Lowe also served, for a time, as Parish Priest of [[Ponsonby, New Zealand|Ponsonby]]<ref name="stuff"/><ref>[http://www.seminary.org.nz/"About us", ''Holy Cross College''] (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref> |
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ref name="stuff">[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/63456905/New-Bishop-of-Hamilton-named Michael Field, "New Bishop of Hamilton named", Stuff News] (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref><ref>[http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/11/24/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-of-hamilton/ "Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Hamilton", ''NZ Catholic''] (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref><ref>[http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/3537/new-bishop-announced-for-the-diocese-of-hamilton/ "New Bishop Announced for the Diocese of Hamilton", ''Catholic Diocese of Hamilton'', 24 November 2014] (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref><ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blowe.html "Bishop Stephen Marmion Lowe", ''Catholic Hierarchy''] (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref> |
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==Other Bishops== |
==Other Bishops== |
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The Latin Church Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It is centred in Hamilton, New Zealand and was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland.
Ordinaries of Hamilton, New Zealand
| Tenure | Incumbent | Life |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 to 1994 | Edward Russell Gaines | 1926 to 1994 |
| 1994 to 2014 | Denis George Browne | 1937 to present |
On 22 November 2014, Pope francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Browne and appointed his successor, Father Stephen Marmion Lowe as the 3rd Bishop of Hamilton. Until recently, Fr Lowe was the director of formation at the National Seminary, Holy Cross College, in Ponsonby, Auckland. While based at the Seminary in Auckland, Lowe also served, for a time, as Parish Priest of Ponsonby[1][2] ref name="stuff">Michael Field, "New Bishop of Hamilton named", Stuff News (Retrieved 27 November 2014)</ref>[3][4][5]
Other Bishops
Max Takuira Matthew Mariu SM (1952-2005), Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (1988-2005)
Secondary schools
- Aquinas College, Tauranga
- Campion College, Gisborne
- John Paul College, Rotorua
- Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton
- St John's College, Hamilton
See also
- Holy Cross Seminary
- Holy Name Seminary
- Roman Catholicism in New Zealand
- List of New Zealand Catholic bishops
External links and references
- Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand
- "Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
stuffwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "About us", Holy Cross College (Retrieved 27 November 2014)
- ^ "Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Hamilton", NZ Catholic (Retrieved 27 November 2014)
- ^ "New Bishop Announced for the Diocese of Hamilton", Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, 24 November 2014 (Retrieved 27 November 2014)
- ^ "Bishop Stephen Marmion Lowe", Catholic Hierarchy (Retrieved 27 November 2014)