Rev Patrick Kerrigan SM
Title:
Rev
First Name:
Patrick
Middle Names:
Preferred Name:
Surname:
Kerrigan
Order:
SM
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Country of Birth:
Ireland
Date of Ordination:
Place of Ordination:
Country of Ordination:
Ireland
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Seminary:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Napier
Country of Death:
New Zealand
Date of Burial:
Place of Burial:
Napier
Country of Burial:
New Zealand
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Biographical Notes
Catholic Church. Pioneer Priests. Labours in Early Days. A Notable Band, Evening Post, Wellington, 24 February 1938, p 20, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19380224.2.174:
[...] Arrived with Archbishop Redwood
The Rev. Father Patrick Kerrigan, born in Ireland in 1839, succeeded Father Kearney as parish priest of Te Aro in 1878. It was during his term that St. Joseph's Church in Buckle Street was built, the official opening and blessing taking place on August 9, 1885. Father Kerrigan later served at Blenheim, Wairoa, and Napier. He died at Napier on August 6, 1894. [...]