| Moore Neligan | |
| Bishop of Auckland | |
| Diocese: | Anglican Diocese of Auckland |
| Predecessor: | William Cowie |
| Birth Name: | Moore Richard Neligan |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Tomb: | --> |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Anglicanism |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Dublin |
Moore Richard Neligan (6 January 1863 - 22 November 1922) was the Anglican Bishop of Auckland during the first decade of the 20th century.[1]
Neligan was born in Dublin, the son of Rev. Maurice Neligan, a prominent Irish-Evangelical clergyman who was canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. He was educated at Reading School and Trinity College, Dublin,[2] from which he graduated in 1884. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1886 and 1887 by the Archbishop of York, after embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Sculcoates, Hull. He was briefly Vicar at East Dereham,[3] before he became curate of Christ church, Lancaster Gate in 1890.[4] Four years later he transferred to St. Stephen, Westbourne-park, in Paddington. He was nominated to the colonial episcopate in Auckland in November 1902,[5] and took up the position in 1903. Ill health prompted his return from New Zealand in 1910,[6] and he served the remainder of his career as Rector of Ford, Northumberland.[7]
Neligan served from 4 July 1918 until 30 November 1918 as a reverend 4th class in the New Zealand Chaplains Department attached to the 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade. For his service he received the British War Medal.