Bishop of Rarotonga appointed
PA Wellington A New Zealand Marist priest, the Rev. Robin Leamy, has been appointed Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga. Father Leamy, aged 49, succeeds the present Catholic Bishop of Auckland, the Most Rev. Denis Browne, who was Bishop of Rarotonga from 1977 until his appointment to the Auckland diocese in June last year. The appointment of Father Leamy was announced yesterday by Pope John Paul 11. Father Leamy is Provincial of the Marist Province of Oceania, based in Suva, Fiji.
The Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga covers the 14 islands of the Cook group and Niue. The 2827 Catholics in the diocese are served by 13 priests.
The date of Father Leamy’s consecration has not yet been set.
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Press, 21 January 1984, Page 6
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