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Michael Joseph Dooley
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Wellington
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin
PredecessorColin Campbell
Orders
Ordination13 December 1989 (as priest)
Personal details
Born
Michael Joseph Dooley

(1961-12-13) 13 December 1961 (age 62)
NationalityNew Zealander
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
OccupationRoman Catholic bishop
ProfessionCleric
Alma materHoly Cross Seminary, New Zealand
Melbourne College of Divinity, Melbourne

Michael Joseph Dooley (born 13 December 1961) is a New Zealand prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On 22 February 2018, he was appointed as the 7th Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Dooley was born in Invercargill, the son of Joseph Dooley and Mary Hogan. He was educated at Heddon Bush Primary School and Central Southland College, Winton. He completed an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner before studying for a Bachelor of Theology at Otago University and a Master of Theology at Melbourne College of Divinity.[1]

On 22February 2018, Dooley was appointed by Pope Francis to replace Colin Campbell as the 7th Bishop of Dunedin.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by 7th Bishop of Dunedin
2018–
Succeeded by
incumbent

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