Michael Dooley


Michael Dooley
7th Bishop of Dunedin
Bishop Dooley in 2023
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Wellington
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin
Installed27 April 2018
PredecessorColin Campbell
Orders
Ordination13 December 1989
Consecration26 April 2018
by Colin Campbell
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Dooley

(1961-12-13) 13 December 1961 (age 62)
NationalityNew Zealander
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
ParentsJoseph Dooley and Mary Hogan
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materOtago University
Holy Cross Seminary
Melbourne College of Divinity
MottoTrust in God
Coat of armsMichael Dooley's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Michael Dooley
History
Priestly ordination
Date13 December 1989
PlaceNightcaps, New Zealand
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorColin Campbell
Co-consecratorsCardinal John Dew
Archbishop Martin Krebs
Date26 April 2018
PlaceDunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
Styles of
Michael Dooley
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Michael Joseph Dooley (born 13 December 1961) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed as the 7th Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand on 22 February 2017, ordained bishop on 26 April 2018 and installed on 27 April 2018.