The Rev. P. A. Galerne, of the Ministry of the Cathedral, was born near Paris, in France. He was educated at Chartres, and completed his theological studies under the Society of Mary in England, and in New Zealand. He was ordained a priest at Wellington by Bishop Grimes in 1893, and was first appointed to the parish of Reefton, where he ministered for fifteen months. In 1895 he was transferred to the Christchurch Cathedral. Father Galerne was sent as curate to the Temuka parish in 1898, and remained there for about three years. Since 1901 he has been attached to the Cathedral in Christchurch.