The Diocese of Palmerston North is Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington. It was formed on 6 March 1980 when the archdiocese was divided. The diocese has an area of area 36,200 km2 (14,000 sq mi) and had, in 2021, 67,645 Catholics, 50 priests (28 diocesan, 22 religious), 141 religious (male and female) out of a total population of 499,220 people. The cathedral of Palmerston North is the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
Diocese of Palmerston North Dioecesis Palmerstonaquiloniana | |
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Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North | |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Territory | Manawatū-Whanganui region |
| Episcopal conference | New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference |
| Ecclesiastical province | Wellington |
| Metropolitan | Wellington |
| Coordinates | 40°51′08″S 175°36′58″E / 40.85222°S 175.61611°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 36,200 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1980 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit |
| Secular priests | 28, plus 22 religious priests |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | John Adams |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Martin |
| Bishops emeritus | Peter James Cullinane Charles Drennan |
| Website | |
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Ordinaries of Palmerston North
| Tenure | Incumbent | Life |
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| 1980–2012 | Peter James Cullinane | 1936–present |
| 2012–2019 | Charles Edward Drennan | 1960–present |
| 2019–2023 | John Dew | 1948–present |
| 2023–present | John Adams | 1963–present |
Present bishops
- John Adams third Bishop of Palmerston North (2023 – incumbent)
- John Cardinal Dew, Apostolic Administrator (2019–2023).
- Charles Edward Drennan (born 1960), second Bishop of Palmerston North (2012–2019); Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North (2011–2012).
- Owen John Dolan (born 1928) Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2004–present); Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North (1995–2004).
- Peter James Cullinane (born 1936), Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North (2012–present); first Bishop of Palmerston North (1980–2012).
Secondary schools
- Cullinane College, Wanganui
- Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth
- Hato Paora College, Feilding
- Sacred Heart College, Napier
- Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth
- St John's College, Hastings
- St Joseph's Māori Girls' College, Taradale, Napier
- St Peter's College, Palmerston North
See also
- Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North
- Francis Douglas (priest)
- Holy Name Seminary
- Holy Cross College (New Zealand)
- Roman Catholicism in New Zealand
- List of New Zealand Catholic bishops
- Southern Star Abbey
- Palmerston North
- New Plymouth
- Napier
- Hastings
- Whanganui
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