Haere mai!

Welcome!
Covid 19 Restrictions:
All of Aotearoa New Zealand is in Orange under the "traffic light" system, meaning no limits on the numbers of people attending Mass, or any other gathering. Check at your parish for local details. Kia kaha!

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Haere Mai, welcome!

To the Catholic Church in
Aotearoa New Zealand
O te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa
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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.

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Our Story

Ko te waka o Petera ki Aotearoa
The canoe of Peter in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Youth and the Church

The world is in need of courageous young people, who are not cowed in the face of difficulties…

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Among the baptised some are called to the ministerial priesthood as deacons, priests and bishops.

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We invite people
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the Catholic Faith

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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.

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NEWS: 4 Jul 2022

Hui creates national Synod synthesis from discerning diocesan work

About 80 representatives from the country's six Catholic dioceses and other entities met for a national hui in Wellington on…

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Dioceses in New Zealand

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Diocese of Auckland

est. 1848

Diocese of Hamilton

est. 1980

Diocese of Palmerston North

est. 1980

Archdiocese of Wellington

est. 1848

Diocese of Christchurch

est. 1887

Diocese of Dunedin

est. 1869

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.