Haere Mai, welcome!
To the Catholic Church in
Aotearoa New Zealand
O te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa
Aotearoa New Zealand
O te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa
Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis has chosen the theme "Pilgrims of Hope" for the Jubilee Year 2025. Find out how the Church in Aotearoa New Zealand is marking the Jubilee.
Safeguarding
If you, or someone you know has been abused by a Catholic priest or member of a religious congregation, we urge you to seek counselling and healing. Your call will be taken with sensitivity and confidentiality.
Youth and the Church
The world is in need of courageous young people, who are not cowed in the face of difficulties…
Among the baptised some are called to the ministerial priesthood as deacons, priests and bishops.
We invite people
to enquire about
the Catholic Faith
to enquire about
the Catholic Faith
Welcome
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) is the national body for the bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Conference has a Secretariat located in Wellington, and a number of agencies and offices to assist the bishops in carrying out national level functions.
In the Roman Catholic Church an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops or National Conference of Bishops is a body of bishops generally defined by geographic borders. All the bishops in a given country belong to the same conference, which might also include neighbouring countries.
Three bishops conferences join forces to revise Lectionary
The bishops’ conferences of Australia, Ireland and New Zealand are pooling their expertise and resources in a joint Lectionary project.
Find us
Dioceses in New Zealand
There are six dioceses in New Zealand. The Archdiocese of Wellington is the metropolitan diocese in New Zealand, and the other dioceses, are suffragen dioceses. Click on the map above to find out more about each diocese.
About Us
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and agencies
Te Huinga o ngā Pīhopa Katorika o Aotearoa
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) is the national body for the bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) is the national body for the bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Conference has a Secretariat located in Wellington, and a number of agencies and offices to assist the bishops in carrying out functions together. The Conference meets four times a year. It has two Commissions, the Commission for the Church and the Commission for the Church in Society, both made up of bishops. The Commissions meet twice a year.
