Matthew Brodie
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The Right Reverend Matthew Joseph Brodie |
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| 2nd Bishop of Christchurch | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Wellington |
| Diocese | Christchurch |
| Appointed | 27 November 1915 |
| Installed | 27 February 1916 |
| Term ended | 11 October 1943 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph Grimes |
| Successor | Patrick Francis Lyons |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1896 by George Michael Lenihan |
| Consecration | 27 February 1916 by Bonaventura Cerretti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1871 Coromandel, New Zealand |
| Died |
(aged 72) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Buried | Mount Magdala Cemetery |
Matthew Joseph Brodie (1871 – 11 October 1943) was the second Catholic bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XV on 27 November 1915 and died in office on 11 October 1943. He was the first New Zealander by birth to be made a Catholic bishop. He was noted for his interest in promoting the general well-being of all.
Brodie was born in Coromandel, New Zealand in 1871. His parents were Irish immigrants to New Zealand. He received his early education in Coromandel and at the "Pitt St School" (St Peter's School). He was then sent to Sydney for his secondary education at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and he then trained as a priest at St Patrick's College, Manly where one of his professors was Michael Verdon. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Auckland in St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland by Bishop Lenihan on 20 December 1896.
Brodie first served as curate at St Benedict's Church, Newton, Auckland and then at the village of Puhoi. He was the first Parish Priest at Waihi. Brodie was at Waihi at the time of the 1912 Waihi miners' strike and he made personal efforts which contributed to its settlement. He was effective because he was respected by all the parties. After leaving Waihi, he was Administrator at St Patrick's Cathedral and then Parish Priest at Parnell. He was also latterly the Vicar general of the Auckland Diocese.
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