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{{Short description|New Zealand bishop (1934–2022)}}
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'''Robin Walsh Leamy''' [[Society of Mary (Marists)|SM]] (27 July 1934 – 1 January 2022) was a New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate.
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'''Robin Walsh Leamy''' [[Society of Mary (Marists)|SM]] (born 27 July 1934), [[Wellington]], New Zealand, was ordained a priest of the [[Society of Mary (Marists)]] on 21 July 1958. He was [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga|Bishop of Rarotonga]] (1984–1996). He resigned from that [[Episcopal See|See]] on 8 November 1996. On the same date he was appointed [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland|Auckland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/about-us/about-the-bishops/bishop-assistant-bishop-robin-leamy/|title=Bishop Assistant – Bishop Robin Leamy|publisher=Catholic Diocese of Auckland|accessdate=31 January 2011|archiveurl=https://archive.is/eY07|archivedate=20 December 2012}}</ref> He retired from that position in 2009 after 14 years' service.<ref>[https://www.sm.org.nz/2011/04/bishop-bob-leamy-releases-his-autobiography/ "Bishop Bob Leamy releases his autobiography", ''Society of Mary website'', 6 April 2011.] (Retrieved 15 January 2019)</ref>)

==Biography==
Born in [[Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington]]<ref name="hierarchy"/> to Cecil and Hazel Leamy, Leamy was one of five children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deaths.dompost.co.nz/nz/obituaries/dominion-post-nz/name/robin-leamy-obituary?pid=201004055 |title=Most Rev. Robin Walsh LEAMY |publisher=Dominion-Post |date=3 January 2022 |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/tributes-pour-in-for-pacific-missionary-bishop-robin-leamy |title=Tributes pour in for Pacific missionary Bishop Robin Leamy |publisher=Pacific Media Network |date=6 January 2022 |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> One of his sisters became a nun (Sister Patricia Leamy, Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary).<ref name="Autobiography"/> He was educated by the Brigidine Sisters and later by the Marist Fathers at St Patrick's College in [[Silverstream]].<ref name="assistant"/> He studied for the priesthood at the [[Society of Mary (Marists)|Marist]] Seminary in [[Greenmeadows, New Zealand|Greenmeadows]], and was ordained on 21 July 1958.<ref name="hierarchy"/><ref name="assistant"/>

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Leamy served as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga|Bishop of Rarotonga]] from 1984 to 1996.<ref name="hierarchy"/> He resigned from that [[Episcopal See|See]] on 8 November 1996 and was appointed Bishop Assistant and [[Vicar general]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland|Auckland]] on that same day.<ref name="assistant">{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/about-us/about-the-bishops/bishop-assistant-bishop-robin-leamy/|title=Bishop Assistant – Bishop Robin Leamy|publisher=Catholic Diocese of Auckland|accessdate=31 January 2011|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121220164806/http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/about-us/about-the-bishops/bishop-assistant-bishop-robin-leamy/|archivedate=20 December 2012}}</ref> He retired from that position in 2009 after 14 years' service.<ref name="Autobiography">[https://www.sm.org.nz/2011/04/bishop-bob-leamy-releases-his-autobiography/ "Bishop Bob Leamy releases his autobiography"], ''Society of Mary website'', 6 April 2011; retrieved 15 January 2019.</ref>

Leamy died in [[Auckland]] on 1 January 2022, at the age of 87.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleamy.html|title=Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M. †|date=1 January 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2022/02/04/bishop-bob-leamy-was-a-born-leader/ Michael Otto, "Bishop "Bob" was a born Leader", ''NZ Catholic'', 4 February 2002] (Retrieved 6 February 2022)</ref>


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==External links==
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* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleamy.html Catholic Hierarchy website ''Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy SM''] (retrieved 31 January 2011).


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Latest revision as of 09:27, 25 October 2024

Bob Leamy

SM
Bishop of Rarotonga
DioceseRarotonga
Installed1 April 1984
Term ended8 November 1996
PredecessorDenis Browne
SuccessorStuart O'Connell
Personal details
Born
Robin Walsh Leamy

(1934-07-27)27 July 1934
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 January 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 87)
Auckland, New Zealand
MottoCum Christo vinculum vestrum renovate (Renew your bond with Christ)

Robin Walsh Leamy SM (27 July 1934 – 1 January 2022) was a New Zealand Roman Catholic prelate.

Biography

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Born in Wellington[1] to Cecil and Hazel Leamy, Leamy was one of five children.[2][3] One of his sisters became a nun (Sister Patricia Leamy, Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary).[4] He was educated by the Brigidine Sisters and later by the Marist Fathers at St Patrick's College in Silverstream.[5] He studied for the priesthood at the Marist Seminary in Greenmeadows, and was ordained on 21 July 1958.[1][5]

Leamy served as Bishop of Rarotonga from 1984 to 1996.[1] He resigned from that See on 8 November 1996 and was appointed Bishop Assistant and Vicar general of Auckland on that same day.[5] He retired from that position in 2009 after 14 years' service.[4]

Leamy died in Auckland on 1 January 2022, at the age of 87.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M. †". 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Most Rev. Robin Walsh LEAMY". Dominion-Post. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Tributes pour in for Pacific missionary Bishop Robin Leamy". Pacific Media Network. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bishop Bob Leamy releases his autobiography", Society of Mary website, 6 April 2011; retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Bishop Assistant – Bishop Robin Leamy". Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ^ Michael Otto, "Bishop "Bob" was a born Leader", NZ Catholic, 4 February 2002 (Retrieved 6 February 2022)
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