The Latin Rite Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin (Dioecesis Dunedinensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Its cathedral and see city are located in Dunedin, the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It was formed on 26 November 1869 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Wellington, before it was elevated to an archdiocese.
Bishops of Dunedin TenureIncumbentLife1869–1895Patrick Moran(1823–1895)1896–1918Michael Verdon(1838–1918)1920–1957James Whyte (1868–1957)1957–1985John Patrick Kavanagh(1913–1985)1985–2004Leonard Anthony Boyle(1930–2016)2004–2018Colin David Campbell(b. 1941)2018–presentMichael Dooley(b. 1961)
Current bishops Michael Dooley, seventh Bishop of Dunedin Colin David Campbell, Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin.
Other bishops Coadjutor bishops Hugh John O'Neill (1943–1949), did not succeed to see Leonard Anthony Boyle (1983–1985)
Auxiliary bishop John Patrick Kavanagh (1949–1957), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop James Michael Liston, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Auckland in 1920
Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin
Secondary schools
Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin St Kevin's College, Oamaru St Peter's College, Gore Verdon College, Invercargill
See also Holy Cross Seminary Holy Name Seminary St. Mary's Basilica, Invercargill Roman Catholicism in New Zealand List of New Zealand Catholic bishops
External links and references Catholic Diocese of Dunedin