Thomas O'Shea (Archbishop of Wellington)

Thomas O'Shea, SM (13 March 1870 – 9 May 1954) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.[1][2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ van der Krogt, Christopher. "O'Shea, Thomas 1870 - 1954". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Obituary, Zealandia, 13 May 1954, pp. 8 and 9.
  3. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

Sources

  • Ernest Richard Simmons, Brief history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publications Centre, Auckland, 1978
  • Michael O'Meeghan S.M., Steadfast in hope : the story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850-2000, Dunmore press, Palmerston North, 2003.
  • Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
  • Archbishop Thomas O'Shea SM, Catholic Hierarchy website (retrieved 12 February 2011)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
-		 Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington
1913-1935		 Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Francis Redwood SM		 2nd Archbishop of Wellington
1935-1954		 Succeeded by
Peter McKeefry



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