Peter Cullinane

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Peter Cullinane

Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
ProvinceWellington
Diocese Palmerston North
Installed23 April 1980
Term ended22 February 2012
PredecessorDiocese established
Successor Charles Drennan
Orders
Ordination23 December 1961 (Priest) in Genoa
Consecration23 April 1980 (Bishop) [1]
Personal details
Birth namePeter James Cullinane
Born (1936-11-29) 29 November 1936 (age 85)
Dannevirke, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealander
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
ResidencePalmerston North
Occupation Emeritus Roman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric

Peter James Cullinane CNZM (born 29 November 1936 [2] ), was the first Catholic bishop of Palmerston North. [3] He was appointed as Bishop of Palmerston North by Pope John Paul II on 6 March 1980 and was consecrated on 23 April 1980. [2] He established the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (built in 1925, rededicated in 1980, renovated and added to in 1988) as his seat of operations. [4] He retired on 22 February 2012. [2] Cullinane College was named after him.

In 1990, Cullinane was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [5] In the 2006 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community. [6]

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References

  1. "Bishop Peter Cullinane". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 23 April 1980.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bishop Peter James Cullinane [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "Bishop Peter Cullinane | Diocese of Palmerston North". pndiocese.org.nz. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. "History – St Pat's Parish, Palmerston North". 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 113. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
  6. "New Year honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Catholic Church titles
New title 1st Bishop of Palmerston North
1980–2012
Succeeded by