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Henry ClearyOBE
Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland
In office1910–1929
Personal details
Born Henry William Cleary(1859-01-15)15 January 1859County Wexford, Ireland
Died 9 December 1929(1929-12-09) (aged 70)Auckland, New Zealand
Education St Peter's College, Wexford St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Occupation Clergyman, writer

Henry William Cleary OBE (15 January 1859 – 9 December 1929) was the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, from 1910 to 1929.[1]

Henry Cleary was born in County Wexford, Ireland. He was educated at St. Aidan's Academy, Enniscorthy, St Peter's College, Wexford and St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He attended the Roman Seminary and the seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris. Cleary was ordained in 1885.[2]

From 1885 to 1888, Cleary was a professor of modern languages at St. Peter's, and a member of the Society of Volunteer Diocesan Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1888, he went to Australia due to poor health, and from 1888 to 1897 was involved in parish work at Ballarat, Victoria. From 1898 to 1910, he served as the editor of the New Zealand Tablet.[2]

Cleary was appointed Bishop of Auckland in 1910. He was very active in the Australian Catholic Truth Society, and in ministering to the Maori people in their own language. He was author of numerous pamphlets and brochures, and a contributor to various newspapers, periodicals, and the Catholic Encyclopedia.[2]

In the 1919 King's Birthday Honours, Cleary was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3] He died in Auckland on 9 December 1929.[4]

  1. ^ Sweetman, Rory. "Cleary, Henry William 1859 – 1929". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Cleary, Right Reverend Henry William", The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 31Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "No. 31422". The London Gazette. 27 June 1919. p. 8088.
  4. ^ "Bishop Passes". Auckland Star. 9 December 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via Papers Past.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byGeorge Lenihan sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland 1910–1929 Succeeded byJames Liston