Stephen Lowe (bishop of Auckland)


Stephen Lowe
12th Bishop of Auckland
Lowe in 2024
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Wellington
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Auckland
Installed17 December 2021
PredecessorPatrick Dunn
Previous post(s)Bishop of Hamilton (2015-2021)
Orders
Ordination7 June 1996
Consecration13 February 2015
by Denis Browne
Personal details
Born
Stephen Marmion Lowe

(1962-08-03) 3 August 1962 (age 62)
NationalityNew Zealander
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materHoly Cross Seminary, Mosgiel, New Zealand
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
MottoThe Lord is my Shepherd
SignatureStephen Lowe's signature
Ordination history of
Stephen Lowe
History
Priestly ordination
Date7 June 1996
PlaceChristchurch, New Zealand
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorDenis Browne
Co-consecratorsBarry Jones
Charles Drennan
Date13 February 2015
PlaceCathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton, New Zealand
Styles of
Stephen Marmion Lowe
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Stephen Marmion Lowe (born 3 August 1962) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On 18 December 2021, Pope Francis appointed him as the twelfth Bishop of Auckland, succeeding Bishop Patrick Dunn. From 2015 until his Auckland appointment, he was the Bishop of Hamilton, New Zealand. [1][2]

  1. ^ Bishop Lowe is the new bishop of Auckland, NZ Catholic, 18 December 2021 (Retrieved 18 December 2021)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference conference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).