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Patrick Moran (bishop)

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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

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

References

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Sources

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  • 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).
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Aidan Devereaux
Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
1856–1869
Succeeded by
James David Ricards
Preceded by
New title
1st Bishop of Dunedin
1869–1895
Succeeded by