Thomas O'Shea (bishop)

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Thomas O'Shea SM (13 March 1870 – 9 May 1954) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.[1][2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ van der Krogt, Christopher. "O'Shea, Thomas". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. ^ Obituary, Zealandia, 13 May 1954, pp. 8 and 9.
  3. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

References[]

  • Ernest Richard Simmons, Brief history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publications Centre, Auckland, 1978
  • Michael O'Meeghan S.M., Steadfast in hope : the story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850–2000, Dunmore press, Palmerston North, 2003.
  • Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
  • Archbishop Thomas O'Shea SM, Catholic Hierarchy website (retrieved 12 February 2011)[self-published source]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington
1913–1935
Succeeded by
Preceded by 2nd Archbishop of Wellington
1935–1954
Succeeded by


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