Christopher Evan Longhurst

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Christopher Longhurst KSO

Born	Christopher Evan Longhurst New Zealand
Occupation	Theologian

Christopher Evan Longhurst KSO is an international Catholic theologian and founder of the New Zealand chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.^[1] He currently serves as the national leader of SNAP Aotearoa, a role in which he has been one of the most fervent and vocal critics of the responses to abuse from Catholic and other church leaders and from the New Zealand Government.^[2]

In the 2025 King's Birthday Honours, Longhurst was appointed a Companion of the King's Service Order (KSO), for services to survivors of abuse in care.^[3]

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^ "New SNAP Chapter Launched in Aotearoa-New Zealand". SNAP. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
^ "King's Birthday Honours 2025: Abuse survivor accepts honour, slams Government on redress". NZ Herald. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
^ "King's Birthday Honours 2025 - Citations for Companions of the King's Service Order". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.