Owen Snedden


Owen Snedden

Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Wellington
In office1962 to 1981
Personal details
Born(1917-12-15)15 December 1917
Auckland, New Zealand
Died17 April 1981(1981-04-17) (aged 63)
Wellington, New Zealand
RelativesCyril Snedden (brother)
Nessie Snedden (brother)
Stanley Snedden (cousin)
Colin Snedden (nephew)
Warwick Snedden (nephew)
Martin Snedden (great-nephew)

Owen Noel Snedden, MBE (15 December 1917 – 17 April 1981) was Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand (from 1962 to 1981). He was the first Auckland-born priest to be consecrated a Roman Catholic bishop.[1]

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