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Patrick Moran (bishop)

Patrick Moran (bishop)

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This article is about the New Zealand Roman Catholic bishop. For the Australian Roman Catholic bishop and then cardinal, see Patrick Francis Moran.

Patrick Moran (24 May 1823 – 22 May 1895) was Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Province of Cape Colony in South Africa (1856–1869) and the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand (1869–1895).

Death

Moran died in Dunedin on 22 May 1895.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Hugh Laracy, Moran, Patrick, from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 30-Oct-2012 (Retrieved 16 November 2015)

Sources

  • Michael King, God's Farthest Outpost: A History of Catholics in New Zealand, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1997
  • E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978.
  • E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
  • Sweetman, Rory. "Cleary, Henry William 1859 – 1929". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  • Catholic Hierarchy website Bishop Patrick Moran (retrieved 28 January 2011).
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