NEW DUNEDIN BISHOP APPOINTED BY POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis has appointed Father Michael Dooley as the new Bishop of the Dunedin Diocese. Bishop-Elect Michael will be the seventh Bishop of Dunedin and succeeds Bishop Colin Campbell who has served in this role for almost 14 years. The President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) Bishop Patrick Dunn said, “Father Michael’s affinity with the people of the Dunedin Diocese and his long service to the region of Southland and Otago make him the ideal successor for this role.” "I congratulate Bishop-Elect Michael on his appointment and my prayers are with him as he prepares to take up leadership of the diocese,” commented Bishop Dunn. Born in Invercargill in 1961 to parents, Joseph Dooley and Mary Hogan, Michael was educated at Heddon Bush Primary School and Central Southland College. After completing an engineering apprenticeship as a fitter and turner, he went on to do a Bachelor of Theology at Otago University and a Master of Theology at Melbourne’s College of Divinity. Father Michael Dooley was ordained on 13 December 1989. From 1995, he has served as a member of the Priests Council and was a Parish Priest for over 10 years in Southland and Otago. The Bishop- Elect was a Director at the Holy Cross Formation Centre in Mosgiel and held the role of Formator and Spiritual Director at Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland, In 2016, Bishop Colin Campbell appointed the then Father Michael to the role of Vicar General for the Dunedin Diocese. Bishop Campbell remarked, “I know that the people of the Dunedin Diocese will warmly welcome the announcement that they now have a new bishop. I have had the pleasure of working with Michael and am delighted with his appointment – his pastoral roles and extensive experience in serving God as a parish leader, formator and spiritual guide have prepared him well for the position. May God bless him and guide him as he takes up this role.” On the announcement, Bishop-Elect Michael said, “I have been blessed to serve in ministry as a priest in the Diocese of Dunedin and I now take on this role as a bishop very aware of my need for God’s help and thankful for the support of so many wonderful people over the years and into the future.” Bishop Campbell will continue on in the role of Administrator of the Diocese, until the Ordination and Installation of Bishop-Elect Michael. Catholic Centre 22-30 Hill Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand, PO Box 1937 Wellington 6140 Executive Officer: Tel +64 4 496 1747 Fax +64 4 496 1746 Email: [email protected] In recognising Bishop Campbell role as Dunedin’s Bishop for almost 14 years, Bishop Dunn commented, “he has been a compassionate and selfless leader, very much loved by his clergy and people,” he said. “I thank him for his untiring service and long-standing commitment to all those in his diocese. We bishops have also greatly appreciated his wisdom and experience at our conference meetings.” Ko te Huinga Pīhopa o te Hāhi Katorika o Aotearoa (NZCBC) te kāhui whakahaere o ngā mahi whakapono a- motu me ngā rōpū minita o te Hāhi Katorika. Otirā ngā rōpū mātauranga, tika me te pono, kaitohutohu Māori, whakapaoho whakawhiti whakaaro me te toro atu ki te iwi nui tonu, ritenga o te Hāhi, whakawhanaungatanga o ngā Hāhi, matatika koiora, whakawhanaungatanga o ngā whakapono, mahi minita ki ngā whareherehere me ngā hohipera, oti atu. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) is the assembly of the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand coordinating national activities and ministries of the Catholic Church. These include education, social justice, Māori advisory, communications and engagement with the public, liturgy, ecumenism, bioethics, interfaith relations, pastoral work in prisons and hospitals, and more. Media Contact: Amanda Gregan, Tel. 021 611 052. Spokesperson: Bishop Patrick Dunn Tel. 09 378 4380 Bishop Colin Campbell Tel. 03 4745750 23 February 2018 Catholic Centre 22-30 Hill Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand, PO Box 1937 Wellington 6140 Executive Officer: Tel +64 4 496 1747 Fax +64 4 496 1746 Email: [email protected] BACKGROUND Bishop-Elect Michael Dooley Born in Invercargill in 1961 to parents, Joseph Dooley and Mary Hogan, Michael was educated at Heddon Bush Primary School and Central Southland College. Bishop-Elect Michael completed an engineering apprenticeship as a fitter and turner before entering Holy Cross College in 1984. This followed with study at Otago University where he did a Bachelor of Theology, followed by a Master of Theology at Melbourne’s College of Divinity. Father Michael Dooley was ordained on 13 December 1989. From 1995, he has served as a member of the Priests Council and was a Parish Priest for over 10 years in Southland and Otago. His other roles have included: 1990 – 1993 Chaplain, Verdon College, Invercargil 1994 – 1995 Chaplain, St Peters College, Gore 1998-1999 Director, Holy Cross Formation Centre, Mosgiel 2005 – 2007 Formator and Spiritual Director, Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland 2009 – 2017 Chaplain, Kavanagh College, Dunedin Bishop Colin Campbell Following study in Europe and New Zealand, Bishop Colin Campbell was ordained a priest in Dunedin by Bishop Kavanagh on 27 June 1966. His roles as Parish priest throughout Otago, included Dunedin, Waikiwi, Green Island and Bluff. He spent three years as Rector from 2001 at Holy Cross Seminary, Auckland. He was ordained Bishop for the Dunedin Diocese by his predecessor, Leonard Anthony Boyle at Dunedin's Town Hall on 9 July 2004. Dunedin Diocese The map below shows a map of the parishes in the Dunedin Diocese. For further information about the Diocese visit: http://www.cdd.org.nz/ Catholic Centre 22-30 Hill Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand, PO Box 1937 Wellington 6140 Executive Officer: Tel +64 4 496 1747 Fax +64 4 496 1746 Email: [email protected] Bishops Bishops are appointed by the Pope. The pastoral care of a diocese is entrusted to a diocesan bishop (sometimes referred to as the Ordinary of the diocese). An auxiliary bishop assists the diocesan bishop. A coadjutor bishop has the right to succeed the diocesan bishop as Ordinary of the diocese. Bishops normally offer their resignation to the Holy Father when they reach the age of 75. When their resignation is accepted they become an emeritus archbishop or bishop. There are currently five diocesan bishops, six emeritus bishops in New Zealand. Most Reverend Patrick Dunn Bishop of Auckland Most Reverend Charles Drennan Bishop of Palmerston North His Eminence Cardinal John Dew Archbishop of Wellington Most Reverend Steve Lowe Bishop of Hamilton Most Reverend Colin Campbell Bishop of Dunedin Most Reverend Bishop-Elect Paul Martin, Bishop-Elect of Christchurch Officers of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference President: Most Reverend Patrick Dunn, Bishop Patrick Dunn Vice-President: His Eminence Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington General Secretary: Most Reverend Charles Drennan. Bishop of Palmerston North Catholic Centre 22-30 Hill Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand, PO Box 1937 Wellington 6140 Executive Officer: Tel +64 4 496 1747 Fax +64 4 496 1746 Email: [email protected] .