His Excellency Denis Browne | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton | |
Archdiocese | Wellington |
Diocese | Hamilton |
Appointed | 19 December 1994 |
Term ended | 22 November 2014 |
Predecessor | Edward Gaines |
Successor | Stephen Lowe |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Rarotonga (1977–1983) Bishop of Auckland (1983–1994) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 30 June 1962 |
Consecration | 29 June 1977 by John Rodgers |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1 September 2024 | (aged 86)
Denis George Browne CNZM (21 September 1937 – 1 September 2024) was the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Hamilton, New Zealand having served as its bishop from 1994 to 2014. Previously, he was Bishop of Cook Islands and Niue (1977–1983) and then became the tenth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1983–1994).