# John Luck

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{{for|the Canadian politician and mayor of Gatineau, Quebec|John-R. Luck}}{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| name = John Luck
| birth_name = John Edmund Luck
| honorific_suffix = [OSB](/source/Benedictines)
| title = Bishop of Auckland
| church = [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church)
| diocese = [Diocese of Auckland](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Auckland)
| term = 14 July 1882 – 23 January 1896
| predecessor = [Walter Steins Bisschop](/source/Walter_Steins_Bisschop)
| successor = [George Lenihan](/source/George_Lenihan)
| ordination = 1865
| consecration = 13 August 1882
| consecrated_by = [Henry Edward Manning](/source/Henry_Edward_Manning)
| birth_date = {{birth year|1840}}
| birth_place = [Peckham](/source/Peckham), [London](/source/London), [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland)
| death_date = {{death year and age|1896|1840}}
}}
'''John Edmund Luck''' (1840–1896) [OSB](/source/Order_of_St_Benedict) was the fourth Catholic bishop of [Auckland](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Auckland), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) (1882–1896).<ref name="Laracy">{{DNZB|Laracy|Hugh|2l19|Luck, John Edmund |5 April 2011}}</ref> He was born in England.

Luck was stationed in [St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate](/source/St_Augustine's_Abbey%2C_Ramsgate) before becoming the Bishop of Auckland in August 1882.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Martin |title=St Benedict's Church and Presbytery Complex (Catholic) |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/640/640 |website=[Heritage New Zealand](/source/Heritage_New_Zealand) |date=6 June 2013}}</ref>

Luck Crescent in Monte Cecilia Park, [Hillsborough, Auckland](/source/Hillsborough%2C_Auckland) was named in his honour in 1982.<ref name="Roskill">{{citeq|Q116775081|page=156}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References/Sources==
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* E.R. Simmons, ''A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand'', Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978.
* E.R. Simmons, ''In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980'', Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bluck.html ''Bishop John Edmund Luck OSB'', Catholic Hierarchy website] (retrieved 12 February 2011)
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