Basil Meeking
John Basil Meeking (19 November 1929 – 11 June 2020) was the 7th bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand from 1987 to 1995.
Basil Meeking | |
|---|---|
| 7th Bishop of Christchurch | |
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| Appointed | 30 March 1987 |
| Installed | 3 June 1987 |
| Term ended | 15 December 1995 |
| Predecessor | Denis Hanrahan |
| Successor | John Cunneen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 July 1953 by Edward Joyce |
| Consecration | 3 June 1987 by Thomas Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1929 Ashburton, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 June 2020 (aged 90) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Career
Having been ordained as a priest in 1953,[1] he was appointed as Bishop of Christchurch by Pope John Paul II on 30 March 1987 and resigned the see on 15 December 1995.[2] During this time, among other apostolic works, he served as the chaplain to Christchurch Hospital and represented the Catholic Church at the National Council of Churches.
From 1963 to 1966, he studied at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, following which he was appointed to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome, where he served for eighteen years.
Bishop Meeking died in Christchurch on 11 June 2020, aged 90, after what was reported as a "recent period of ill-health".[3][4]
Notes
- "Bishop Basil Meeking, Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, dies aged 90". NZ Catholic Newspaper. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, Bishop Basil Meeking, Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch (retrieved 28 January 2011)
- "Former Christchurch Catholic bishop Basil Meeking dies". Stuff.co.nz. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Basil Meeking death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy website, "Bishop John Basil Meeking" (retrieved 28 January 2011).
