John Luck

John Luck

OSB
Bishop of Auckland
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Auckland
In office14 July 1882 – 23 January 1896
PredecessorWalter Steins Bisschop
SuccessorGeorge Lenihan
Orders
Ordination1865
Consecration13 August 1882
by Henry Edward Manning
Personal details
BornJohn Edmund Luck
1840 (1840)
Peckham, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died1896 (aged 55–56)

John Edmund Luck (1840–1896) OSB was the fourth Catholic bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1882–1896). He was born in England.

Luck was stationed in St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate before becoming the Bishop of Auckland in August 1882.

Luck Crescent in Monte Cecilia Park, Hillsborough, Auckland was named in his honour in 1982.

Notes

  1. ↑ Laracy, Hugh. "Luck, John Edmund". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Jones, Martin (6 June 2013). "St Benedict's Church and Presbytery Complex (Catholic)". Heritage New Zealand.
  3. ↑ Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.


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