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A final farewell for Bishop O’Connell

Thursday 8 August 2019 | Published in Local

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A final farewell for Bishop O’Connell
Bishop Stuart O'Connell, nearest to the camera, with Bishop Paul Donoghue in 2011. O'Connell, the former bishop of Rarotonga, passed away in New Zealand last week. 19080717

The former bishop of Rarotonga, Stuart O’Connell, passed away in Auckland on Friday at the Little Sisters of the Poor, St Joseph’s Home, Herne Bay. He had been ill with cancer for some time.

The former bishop of Rarotonga, Stuart O’Connell, passed away in Auckland on Friday at the Little Sisters of the Poor, St Joseph’s Home, Herne Bay. He had been ill with cancer for some time.


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