John Jerome Cunneen (5 May 1932 – 9 November 2010) was a

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who served as the eighth Catholic Bishop of

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from 1995 until 2007. He was succeeded as bishop by Barry Jones.

Death

Cunneen died on 9 November 2010 at the age of 78. He was laid in state at St Mary's pro-Cathedral in

but was buried in The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.Catholic Diocese of Christchurch website, ''Former Bishops''
(accessed 28 January 2011)

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(retrieved 28 January 2011). 1932 births 2010 deaths Holy Name Seminary alumni Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops of Christchurch People from Ashburton, New Zealand {{NewZealand-RC-bishop-stub