▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁sub de acon ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Pri est hood ▁O ' Con nell ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁de acon ate ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁priest hood ▁at ▁Sain ts ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁Church , ▁Lower ▁H utt ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁teaching ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Ch anel ▁College , ▁Mo amo a , ▁Sam oa , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁spiritual ▁director . ▁After ▁another ▁period ▁teaching ▁and ▁studying ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁he ▁returned , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁to ▁Ch anel ▁College ▁as ▁R ector ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁MA . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁Mount ▁St ▁Mary ’ s ▁Sem inary , ▁Green me adows . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁Vic ar ▁Provin cial , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁Provin cial ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Province ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Mary . ▁ ▁Epis cop acy ▁On ▁