Priests' deaths - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:02:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Priests' deaths - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Four Dunedin diocese priests farewelled in a few weeks https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/08/21/four-dunedin-diocese-priests-farewelled-in-a-few-weeks/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:52:54 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=162600 In about the same time span as three new priests were ordained for Dunedin diocese, four priests of the diocese have died within weeks of each other. The first was Fr Tom Keyes (94 ) on May 10. His death was followed by that of Fr Vincent Smith (91) on June 9. Both priests died Read more

Four Dunedin diocese priests farewelled in a few weeks... Read more]]> In about the same time span as three new priests were ordained for Dunedin diocese, four priests of the diocese have died within weeks of each other.

The first was Fr Tom Keyes (94 ) on May 10. His death was followed by that of Fr Vincent Smith (91) on June 9. Both priests died in Invercargill where they had mainly served. Then, on July 1, Fr Mervyn Hanifin (76) died in Dunedin, and Fr Michael Hill, IC, (92) died on July 6, also in Dunedin.

The contribution of Fr Keyes to Catholic life in the south was covered in NZ Catholic (June 9). Read more

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