Stephen Lowe (New Zealand bishop)
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The Most Reverend Stephen Lowe |
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| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Wellington |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hamilton |
| Installed | 13 February 2015 |
| Predecessor | Denis Browne |
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| Ordination | 7 June 1996 |
| Consecration | 13 February 2015 by Denis Browne |
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| Birth name | Stephen Marmion Lowe |
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3 August 1962 Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Profession | Cleric |
| Alma mater |
Holy Cross Seminary, Mosgiel, New Zealand Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome |
Stephen Marmion Lowe (born 3 August 1962) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2015, he has been the Bishop of Hamilton, New Zealand.
Lowe was born in Hokitika, the youngest child of Milly and Frank Lowe, with two older sisters Margaret and Dorothy. He was educated at Hokitika Primary School, then St Mary's Primary School, Hokitika. He undertook his secondary studies at Westland High School.
Following school he worked for the NZ Forest Service in Hokitika and Christchurch and the NZ Timberlands in Timaru. During this time he became involved in his local parish in Timaru North where he was involved in a young adults group and with youth in the parish. In 1989 he discerned the call to priesthood. He attended Holy Cross College in Mosgiel and then the St Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States).
Lowe was ordained a priest on 7 June 1996 in Hokitika for the Diocese of Christchurch and served as the assistant priest in Mairehau, Ashburton and Greymouth parishes before being appointed parish priest of Timaru North. During the years 2005-2007 he completed a Licenciate in Spiritual Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
From 2008 until October 2014, Lowe was the director of formation at the National Seminary, Holy Cross College in Ponsonby, Auckland. While based at the seminary in Auckland, he served, for a time, as Parish Priest of Ponsonby.
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