List of New Zealand Catholics explained

This is a list of notable New Zealand Catholics. All additions should be sourced and ideally their faith or Catholic identity should be significant to their notability.

Activists

• Patricia Bartlett, former nun and social conservative. She founded the Society for Promotion of Community Standards.
• Marilyn Pryor,^{[1] [2]} served on the Executive Council of what is now called Voice for Life.

Artists and architects

• Francis Petre, architect of cathedrals^{[3] [4]}

Businesspeople

• Charles Todd^[5] motor-industry pioneer and temperance activist; many in the Todd family were or are Catholics

Politicians

• Anand Satyanand, Governor-General from 2006 to 2011, first Roman Catholic and first ethnic Indian (of Indo-Fijian origins) viceregal officeholder, ombudsman, lawyer and judge
• Jim Bolger,^{[6] [7]} thirty-fifth Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1813–1893), first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
• Peter Dignan,^{[8] [9]} fifteenth Mayor of Auckland City
• Bill English,^{[10] [11]} thirty-ninth Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Walter Lee, Auckland member of parliament
• Mark Mitchell, Minister of Police
• Michael Joseph Savage,^{[12] [13]} twenty-third Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Heremia Te Wake, tribal leader and catechist
• Joseph Ward,^{[14] [15]} seventeenth Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Frederick Weld, sixth Prime Minister of New Zealand

Religious

Clergy

See also: List of New Zealand Catholic bishops.

• Fr. Douglas Al-Bazi, refugee from Islamism
• Fr. Mark Beban,^[16] also a cricketer.
• Fr. Felix Donnelly (1929-2019),^{[17] [18]} social activist, writer, academic and radio talkback host
• Rev. Fr. George Duggan,^{[19] [20]} philosopher and centenarian
• Fr. David Kennedy, astronomer and educator
• Bernard O'Brien SJ, Seminary professor.
• Antony Sumich, F.S.S.P.,^{[21] [22] [23]} New Zealander who was a former international Rugby Union and Cricket player for Croatia.
• Fr. Wiremu Te Awhitu, first Māori to be ordained

Religious sisters and nuns

• Mary St Domitille Hickey, historian, school principal, and reportedly the first New Zealand woman to be awarded a doctorate in literature
• Mary Gonzaga Leahy, nun and hospital matron
• Sister Mary Leo,^[24] music educator, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Sister Marie Roche,^[25] honoured for her work in a prison

Writers and journalists

• K. O. Arvidson,^{[26] [27]} poet and academic
• James K. Baxter,^[28] poet and convert who was offered a job composing catechetical material for the Catholic Education Board
• Eileen Duggan (1894-1972), Poet.
• Patrick Anthony Lawlor, writer known for the autobiographical work Old Wellington days, also worked for the Catholic Writers' Movement of New Zealand

Notes and References

1. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/religion-and-society/page-8 The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
2. Web site: Catholic Worker New Zealand . 19 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130205154247/http://catholicworker.org.nz/cg/CG34-Honouring.htm . 5 February 2013 . dead .
3. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2p13/petre-francis-william Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
4. https://books.google.com/books/about/Francis_Petre_1847_1918.html?id=wPmzMAAACAAJ Francis Petre, 1847-1918 by Philippe Hamilton
5. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4t20/todd-charles The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
6. Web site: 3. – Catholic Church – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. www.teara.govt.nz. en. 2017-04-21.
7. Web site: Close Up - Following the Leader (Jim Bolger) Television NZ On Screen. www.nzonscreen.com. en. 2017-04-21.
8. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District . 1902 . . Cyclopedia Company Limited . 1 March 2012 . Christchurch . Mr. Peter Dignan.
9. G.W.A. Bush, Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840-1971, Collins, 1971, p.521.
10. News: Church has vital place in our secular society . https://web.archive.org/web/20080304144442/http://www.challengeweekly.co.nz/story3.htm . 2008-03-04 . 2009-10-01. Challenge Weekly . 66 . 6 . 2008-02-25 .
11. Colin James, Bill English conservative: a 2000s update, New Zealand Herald Weekend Review, 2 December 2006.
12. Web site: Savage, Michael Joseph. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. www.teara.govt.nz. en. 2017-04-21.
13. Web site: Articles - Dr Michael Bassett. www.michaelbassett.co.nz. en. 2017-04-21.
14. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2w9/ward-joseph-george The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand biography
15. Sir Joseph Ward: A Political Biography by Michael Bassett (1993, Auckland University Press)
16. Web site: Player profile - Mark Beban. ESPN. 6 January 2011.
17. Felix Donnelly, One Priest's Life, Australia and New Zealand Book Company, Auckland, 1982.
18. http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/394 Queen's Birthday Honours List 1998
19. Web site: Rev. Fr. George Henry Duggan SM Obituary: View George Duggan's Obituary by The Dominion Post . Deaths.dompost.co.nz . 2013-01-09.
20. http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/07/01/george-henry-duggan-the-man-the-myth/ Lyndsay Freer, "George Henry Duggan – the man, the myth", Marist Messenger, 1 July 2012
21. "Kiwi ordained for St Peter fraternity", NZ Catholic, Apr. 6-19, 2008, p. 2.
22. http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/7096/1/E-Croatian-Antony-Sumich-Story.html (E) Croatian Antony Sumich Story
23. http://www.stanthonyscalgary.com/contact.html St Anthony's Parish, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, clergy list
24. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4n8/niccol-mary-leo The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
25. Web site: Nun works behind bars to improve lives of others . stuff.co.nz . 2011 . 15 years as Rimutaka Prison's Catholic chaplain . 6 June 2011.
26. "Arvidson, K.O.", Robinson and Wattie, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford, Auckland 1998, pp. 27 and 28.
27. Web site: K. O. Arvidson | NZETC . nzetc.org . 2012 . K. O. Arvidson 1938– . 12 January 2012.
28. from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography