Brian Ashby

Brian Patrick Ashby CBE (10 November 1923 – 5 June 1988) was the fifth Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1964, resigned the see on 4 July 1985, and died on 5 June 1988. He was the leading New Zealand Catholic bishop in attempting to implement the decrees of the Vatican Council II and he was the leading bishop on social justice issues.

Brian Ashby

CBE
5th Bishop of Christchurch
ArchdioceseWellington, New Zealand
DioceseChristchurch, New Zealand
PredecessorBishop Edward Joyce
Orders
Ordination1 January 1950, Rome, Italy
Consecration5 August 1964
Wellington, New Zealand
by Archbishop McKeefry
Archbishop Liston (Auckland)
Auxiliary Bishop Snedden.
Personal details
Born(1923-11-10)10 November 1923
Died5 June 1988(1988-06-05) (aged 64)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Previous post(s)Co-director, New Zealand Catholic Enquiry Centre
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
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