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| Born | 18 January 1949 Auckland  New Zealand |
Paul Donoghue SM (born 18 January 1949) is the sixth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga (2011 - present). He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 April 2011.[1]
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| Born | 18 January 1949 Auckland New Zealand |
Paul Donoghue SM (born 18 January 1949) is the sixth Catholic Bishop of Rarotonga (2011 - present). He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 April 2011.[1]
Donoghue was born in Auckland. He was professed as a member of the Society of Mary on 7 January 1969 and ordained a priest in 29 June 1975.[2]
After ordination, Donoghue taught for some time at St Bede's College, Christchurch, before joining the Marist Oceania province. When he was appointed as Bishop of Rarotonga he was the Provincial Superior of the Oceania province. Prior to being provincial he taught at Chanel College, Moamoa, Samoa, and was Marist novice master at the Marist Training Centre, Tutu, Taveuni Island, Fiji.[2] He will be ordained a bishop on 16 July 2011 with Principal Consecrator being Bishop Stuart France O’Connell, S.M and Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo (the Nuncio) and Bishop Denis George Browne.
