John Jerome Cunneen 8th Bishop of Christchurch 1995-2007 |
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Born |
Ashburton New Zealand |
5 May 1932
Died |
Christchurch New Zealand |
9 November 2010
John Jerome Cunneen (5 May 1932 – 9 November 2010) was a New Zealand prelate who served as the eighth Bishop of Christchurch from 1995 until 2007. He was succeeded as Bishop by Barry Philip Jones.
Cunneen died on 9 November 2010 at the age of 78. He was laid in state at St Mary's pro-Cathedral in Christchurch but was buried in The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.