John Jerome Cunneen (5 May 1932 – 9 November 2010) was a New Zealand prelate who served as the eighth Catholic Bishop of Christchurch from 1995 until 2007. He was succeeded as bishop by Barry Jones. Death Cunneen died on 9 November 2010 at the age of 78. He was laid in state at St Mary's pro-Cathedral in Christchurch but was buried in The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Notes External links Catholic Hierarchy website, "Bishop John Cunneen (bishop)|John Cunneen" (retrieved 28 January 2011). 1932 births 2010 deaths Holy Name Seminary alumni Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops of Christchurch People from Ashburton, New Zealand