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KT. REV 7 . C. J. MORKANE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, this day. The death occurred last night of the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Cecil John Morkane. D.D., M.A., aged UU. jiorn at Port Chalmers, he was educated in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Sydney. He was ordained in Rome in 1907, and in 1910 was appointed to the professorial staff of the Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, an association lasting nearly a quarter of a century. Monsignor Morkane became rector in 1920 and the degree of D.D. was conferred in 1925. He again visited Rome in 1934, being created a domestic prelate by the Pope. On his return he was appointed administrator of Sc. Josephs Cathedral, Dunedin. He made a health visit to Rome in 1939, returning shortly before the outbreak of war.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 211, 6 September 1941, Page 9
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129OBITUARY Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 211, 6 September 1941, Page 9
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