Denis Hanrahan
Denis William Hanrahan was born on the 1st of November 1933 in Greymouth,
New Zealand.
He studied and trained to become a Priest at Holy Cross College, and was ordained a priest
by Bishop Joyce on 21 July 1957 in Greymouth.
by Bishop Joyce on 21 July 1957 in Greymouth.
On returning to Christchurch in 1971, he lived with the Brothers of St John of God, at what
was then Marylands, at Halswell.
was then Marylands, at Halswell.
On the 4th of July 1985 at 51 years old Denis Hanrahan succeeded in becoming the 6th
Bishop of Christchurch.
Bishop of Christchurch.
Sadly Denis Hanrahan died unexpectedly after a game of tennis in his office at the age of
53 on the evening of Sunday, 1 February 1987.
53 on the evening of Sunday, 1 February 1987.
He was buried at the Bromley Cemetery, in Christchurch.
