Edward Russell Gaines (3 November 1926 – 6 September 1994) was the Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of

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(1976–1981) and was the first bishop of the

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(1980–94). Born in

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in 1926, Gaines received his secondary education at St. Peter's College, Epsom, conducted by the Christian Brothers. He then went on to study at

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, Christchurch (operated by the

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order) and Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (operated by the Vincentian order). Gaines was ordained a Catholic priest on 13 July 1950 by Archbishop

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. On 8 December 1976 he was ordained a bishop by Bishop John Mackey and served as auxiliary bishop of

until 1980. On 19 June 1980 Gaines was appointed as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Hamilton. Bishop Gaines died on 6 September 1994, aged 67.

References

* Dominic O'Sullivan and Cynthis Pier (eds), ''Turanga ngatahi: Standing together: the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, 1840–2005'', Dunmore for the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Wellington, 2005.

External links

Hamilton Catholic Diocese

(retrieved 12 February 2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaines, Edward Russell 1926 births 1994 deaths People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni Place of death missing 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops of Hamilton, New Zealand