New Zealand

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
30 Jun 1974		Archbishop Angelo Acerbi	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
30 Jun 1974		Bishop John Mackey	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland
29 Jun 1977		Bishop Denis George Browne	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
30 Jul 1978		Archbishop Thomas A. White	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
20 Dec 1979		Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams	Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington
23 Apr 1980		Bishop Peter James Cullinane	Bishop of Palmerston North
3 May 1983		Bishop Leonard Anthony Boyle	Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin
7 Apr 1984		Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland
15 Sep 1985		Archbishop Patrick Coveney	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
3 Jun 1987		Bishop John Basil Meeking	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch
30 Nov 1992		Bishop John Jerome Cunneen	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch
25 Jul 1994		Bishop Patrick James Dunn	Bishop of Auckland
31 May 1995		Archbishop John Atcherley Dew	Archbishop of Wellington
10 Dec 1995		Bishop Owen John Dolan	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North
22 Feb 1997		Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M.	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
9 Jul 2004		Bishop Colin David Campbell	Bishop of Dunedin
29 Jun 2005		Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
4 Oct 2006		Bishop Barry Philip Jones	Bishop of Christchurch

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