Michael Verdon


Michael Verdon
2nd Bishop of Dunedin
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Wellington
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin
PredecessorPatrick Moran
Orders
Ordination1861?
by Archbishop Paul Cullen
Consecration3 May 1896
by Cardinal Patrick Moran
Personal details
Born
Michael Verdon

12 December 1838
Liverpool, England
Died23 November 1918(1918-11-23) (aged 79)
Wellington, New Zealand
BuriedDunedin, New Zealand
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Ordination history of
Michael Verdon
History
Priestly ordination
Date1861?
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCardinal Patrick Moran
Co-consecratorsJames Murray
John Grimes
Date3 May 1896
PlaceSt Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand
Styles of
Michael Verdon
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Michael Verdon (19 December 1838 – 23 November 1918) was the 2nd Catholic Bishop of Dunedin from (1896–1918).