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Biographie de J P Grayland

J P Grayland is a Catholic priest in New Zealand. He completed a Bachelor of Education in 1990 and a Bachelor of Theology in 1992 and was ordained priest in 1992. In 1996 he completed a Master of Philosophy degree in Church History and his thesis, It Changed Overnight. Celebrating New Zealand's Liturgical Renewal 1963 to 1970 was published by Te Hepara Pai in 2003. Between 1997 and 2002 he studied at the University of Muenster, Germany with periods of study in Belgium and France.
He completed his Doctorate in Theology in the discipline of Liturgy in 2002. Following this Joe taught Liturgical and Sacramental Theology in the New Zealand National Seminary and religious architecture at the University of Auckland the Boston Architectural College. He has worked thirteen years in professional development in Professional Membership organization and taught in parish programs and ministered as a priest throughout that time, including seven as an Officiating Catholic chaplain at the RNZAF Airforce base, Whenuapai, near Auckland, New Zealand. J P Grayland has published articles and chapters in books in New Zealand, Australia and Germany. He resides in Palmerston North New Zealand and is pastor of three parishes. Please check out his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/J-P-Grayland-104789544426434