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Felix Donnelly
Father Felix Cornelius Donnelly (23 November 1929 – 26 August 2019) was a New Zealand priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland. He was well known as a social activist, writer, academic and radio talkback host.''New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa 2001'', Alistair Campbell, Auckland, p. 289. Early life Donnelly was born in Christchurch, the son of a journalist. He was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1940–1946). He gained an Master of Arts, MA from the University of Auckland and a PhD (1977) from the same institution. Pastoral career Donnelly studied for the Catholic priesthood at Holy Cross College (New Zealand), Holy Cross College, Mosgiel (1947–1953). He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland by James Michael Liston, Archbishop Liston on 19 July 1953.Felix Donnelly, ''One Priest's Life'', Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982, p. 37. He was Director of Religious Education for the Auckland Diocese 1962-1971. In 1964- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Auckland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland is a Latin Rite diocese of the Catholic Church in Auckland, New Zealand. It was one of two dioceses in the country that were established on 20 June 1848. Auckland became a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington in 1887. A large area of the diocese south of Auckland was split from the diocese on 6 March 1980 to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand. In 2021 almost 40 per cent of New Zealand’s 471,000 Catholics lived within the diocese of Auckland.Bishop Lowe is the new bishop of Auckland, ''NZ Catholic'', 18 December 2021 (Retrieved 18 December 2021) Ordinaries of Auckland [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
