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Marilyn Valeria Pryor | |
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| Born | Marilyn Valeria Lobb 10 August 1936 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 15 March 2005 (aged 68) Paremata, New Zealand |
| Burial place | Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Pukerua Bay |
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| Spouse | Geoffrey David Pryor |
| Children | 4 |
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Marilyn Valeria Pryor, DSG (née Lobb; 10 August 1936 – 15 March 2005) was a New Zealand conservative Catholic, and anti-abortion advocate who served on the Executive Council of Voice for Life, and served administrative roles for New Zealand's Thomas Stafford Williams. Since the 1990s she worked on, and in her latter years was the editor of, Wellington's Diocese Catholic Newspaper - WelCom.[1][2] She held an admiration for Cardinal Joseph Bernadin.[3]
Pryor was of Ngāi Tahu descent and became New Zealand's first Māori Papal Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1996.[4] She died of motor neurone disease in 2005.
- ^ "A tweaking of the guard at Wel-com". Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "The cardinal marks 30 years a bishop, 50 a priest". Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Honouring the Prophets: Marilyn Pryor, Champion of The Unborn". Catholic Worker. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Story: Religion and Society - Page 8. Towards secularism and religious diversity, 1970–21st century". Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 May 2020.