Paul Donoghue
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Paul Donoghue SM
(born 18 January 1949) is the sixth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga
(2011 - present). He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 April 2011.
. He received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, Silverstream. After studies at Mount St Mary's Seminary, Greenmeadows and a period as a Marist Brother, he was professed
as a member of the Society of Mary
on 7 January 1969 and ordained a priest by Bishop John Mackey
at Frankton
on 29 June 1975.
, before joining the Marist Oceania province. When he was appointed as Bishop of Rarotonga he was the Provincial Superior of the Oceania province (2006-2011). Prior to being provincial he taught at Chanel College, Moamoa
(1977-1981), Samoa, and was Marist novice master at the Marist Training Centre, Tutu, Taveuni Island
(1985-1990), Fiji
. He was director of the St Martin de Porres Centre, Lololima, Malekula Island, Vanuatu
(1993-1996) and regional superior, Vanuatu (1996-1998). He returned to Tutu and was formator of novices there (1998-2000). From 2000 to 2006 he participated in the Marist renewal programme in Ireland
.
and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo (Nuncio to the Cook Islands) and Bishop Denis George Browne of Hamilton
.
Society of Mary (Marists)
The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
(born 18 January 1949) is the sixth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga...
(2011 - present). He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 April 2011.
Early life
Donoghue was born in Te PukeTe Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...
. He received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, Silverstream. After studies at Mount St Mary's Seminary, Greenmeadows and a period as a Marist Brother, he was professed
Profession (religious)
The term religious profession is defined in the 1983 Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church in relation to members of religious institutes as follows:By religious profession members make a public vow to observe the three evangelical counsels...
as a member of the Society of Mary
Society of Mary (Marists)
The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
on 7 January 1969 and ordained a priest by Bishop John Mackey
John Mackey (Roman Catholic bishop)
John Mackey is the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.Mackey was born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 23 November 1941. On 25 April 1974, he was appointed bishop for the diocese. He was ordained a bishop on 30 June 1974...
at Frankton
Frankton, Waikato
Frankton is a central suburb of the city of Hamilton, New Zealand. It is the site of the city's passenger railway station, a major industrial-commercial stretch of State Highway 1, and a commercial shopping area.- Tornado :...
on 29 June 1975.
Career
After ordination, Donoghue taught for some time at St Bede's College, ChristchurchSt Bede's College, Christchurch
St. Bede's College is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school in Christchurch, New Zealand for boys aged 13 to 18 . St. Bede's is the oldest Roman Catholic Boys' College in New Zealand's South Island. It is also the only Catholic day and boarding college for boys in New Zealand's South Island....
, before joining the Marist Oceania province. When he was appointed as Bishop of Rarotonga he was the Provincial Superior of the Oceania province (2006-2011). Prior to being provincial he taught at Chanel College, Moamoa
Chanel College, Moamoa
Chanel College is a Catholic co-educational college in Moamoa, Samoa. Founded in 1962 by the Marist Fathers, the school was originally a boys only boarding school,with special permission for non boarders, but later became co-educational. The first principal was Fr Bernard Doherty...
(1977-1981), Samoa, and was Marist novice master at the Marist Training Centre, Tutu, Taveuni Island
Taveuni
Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, with a total land area of 435 square kilometers . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated 6.5 kilometers to the east of Vanua Levu, across the...
(1985-1990), Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. He was director of the St Martin de Porres Centre, Lololima, Malekula Island, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
(1993-1996) and regional superior, Vanuatu (1996-1998). He returned to Tutu and was formator of novices there (1998-2000). From 2000 to 2006 he participated in the Marist renewal programme in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Episcopacy
Donoghue was ordained a bishop on 16 July 2011 with Principal Consecrator being his predecessor, Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.MStuart O'Connell
Stuart France O'Connell SM was the fifth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga .-Early life:O'Connell was born on 11 May 1935 in Lower Hutt. He completed his education at St. Patrick's College, Silverstream in 1953 and in 1954 entered Mount St Mary’s Seminary...
and the Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo (Nuncio to the Cook Islands) and Bishop Denis George Browne of Hamilton
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand
The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. It was formed on 6 March 1980 from a portion of the territory in the Diocese of Auckland.-Ordinaries of Hamilton, New Zealand:...
.
Links
- Catholic Hierarchy website Bishop Paul Donoghue SM' (retrieved 18 April 2011).